Bookham Youth Centre
Planning Permissions
Review the planning permissions for both the Bookham Youth & Community Centre and the Howard of Effingham School below.
Make sure your voice is heard.
Bookham Parish Council
On 13 January 2026, Mole Valley District Council voted “NO” to proposing a new Parish Council for Bookham.
The Council’s Community Governance Review report stated: “Bookham is currently unparished. The response to the stage one consultation for Bookham showed that the majority of respondents felt that no change was required at the current time. Given that Bookham residents had previously voted against the creation of a Parish Council (2017) it was felt that there was no new evidence to suggest there was now a need for change.”
The BRA together with other Residents Associations had raised concerns about the timing, Council Tax implications and ‘democracy’ of the Council’s Community Governance Review; saying that such important changes require a full public debate, understanding of the issues, and a referendum to decide.
For Bookham and the eleven other areas where the Council has decided there will be no change to governance arrangements, the Council will now:
· Confirm its ‘no change’ decision.
· Provide an information pack for residents.
Residents can comment on that information if they wish to.
For the ten areas where governance changes have been proposed, the Council will now continue on to Stage 2:
· Provide an information pack
· Afford a 4-week consultation period
· With a postal ballot (which can also be completed on-line) for residents to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the creation of a Parish Council in their area, or to change the boundaries of an existing Parish Council.
The Council’s aim is to decide whether to create (or amend the boundaries of existing) Parish Councils in early March 2026; just before Local Government Reorganisation legislation is enacted to remove the Council’s power to do so.
Please see below for a Questions and Answer document providing further information.
We will provide further updates when the Council’s information pack is received.
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Your Residents' Association
The Bookhams Residents’ Association (BRA) is a voluntary membership organisation that is open to all residents and is independent of all political parties.
The purpose of the BRA is to provide a consultative link between residents with councillors, public authorities and utility services.
The BRA also co-ordinates voluntary services such as litter picking, Tree Wardens, High Street Christmas lights and hanging baskets.
If you would like to join the team and help to keep Bookham a village for all to enjoy please get in touch.
Note: The BRA is not directly involved with the cultural and entertainment life of the village. These are provided by our colleagues at the Bookham Community Association at the Old Barn Hall.
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Do you have an event?
If you have a Bookham community event you wish to publicise, please complete the form below and we'll add it to the online Events Calendar. We cannot guarantee we can publicise all events or any last minute changes but we'll do our best!
If this is an event that you would like to post on our BRA Village Noticeboards, click here for more details
Quick Link Service Requests and Reporting
Not sure who to report a street cleaning request or overhanging branches or a pothole to or seen something suspicious on your video door bell?
Our Councils have multiple responsibilities and it is often a challenge to find out which Council and Council department or organisation is responsible for what. To help residents make a service request or report, just on click on the relevant button below which will take you directly to the relevant council department and reporting forms. Also included in the portal are the National Trust, Surrey Police Suspicious Activity, Surrey Wildlife Trust and emergency flooding.
The portal is for circumstances where a no crime has been reported, but the suspicious behaviour could potentially be related to a burglary, theft of a vehicle, or catalytic converter, for example.
Street cleaning request including litter bin and dog waste bins, fly tipping and dead animals (MVDC)
Location grid reference: TQ 130 557
Nearest post code: KT23 3LT
Emergency Flooding - who to contact:
River flooding: Environment Agency (24 hour Floodline): 0345 988 118
Road Flooding: Surrey CC Highways: 0300 200 1003
Sewer Flooding. Thames Water: 0800 316 9800
Assistance to buy essential items (criteria apply): Citizen’s Advice Bureau: 08444 111 444
Power Cuts During Storms
Do you, or someone you know, need extra support during power cuts?
The power company has confirmed that they will provide free welfare services to customers who need extra support. To register for Priority Services support please call 105 or 0800 028 4581.
Wildfire prevention
A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation, often in rural areas. Wildfires can burn in forests, grass, heaths and commons. Wildfires spread quickly, change direction and can 'jump' making them very difficult to contain. They are a danger to lives, homes, businesses and our wildlife and the impact of them is long lasting. It takes years for the land to return to its former glory.
Whilst you are enjoying the Surrey countryside, you can feedback your observations to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). We can then use the information to tailor prevention activities to educate and mitigate the risk from wildfire.
