BRA Plan for 2025
The BRA is an apolitical voluntary membership organisation open to all residents of Great and Little Bookham. It informs and voices residents’ views on local issues and helps maintain and improve life in the Bookhams. The BRA will therefore continue to work to:Understand local issues and help inform residents’ viewsHelp residents’ views to be heard, and deliver work to benefit the communityReport Back to residents on actions taken, andHelp to improve/hold to account those r...
January 19, 2025Gas network upgrade in Little Bookham Street (20th January to 2nd March)
We’re preparing to carry out essential gas network upgrades in Little Bookham Street. This work will ensure a continued safe and reliable supply of gas is delivered to nearby homes and businesses. This is part of our 30-year programme of work to replace our old mains, reaching the end of their useful lives, with new, reliable plastic pipe. Our contractor, Forefront Utilities, who are completing this project on our behalf, will be starting work in the week beginning 20 January. We expect t...
January 14, 2025Joint Statement from the Leaders of Surrey District and Borough Councils
On 7th January the Leaders of the 11 Surrey District & Borough Councils and Leader of Surrey County Council met to discuss the English Devolution White Paper and what this would mean for the residents of Surrey.There was acknowledgement from all the Leaders that central government is determined to introduce sweeping changes to local government through their plans for devolution and local government reform which will see the district and county councils merged into new unitary councils.All th...
January 9, 2025Surrey Highways - road works in Mole Valley and Guildford (updated weekly)
Click on the images below for direct link to roadworks in the Mole Valley area and Guildford areas. On the SCC page scroll down for completed and utility works....
January 8, 2025Latest news for Bookham Businesses
Keep up to date with the business community via the MVDC Spotlight fortnightly newsletter. ...
January 8, 2025Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) - Apply by 30th January to participate in a pilot scheme
Happy New Year and welcome to the first oak processionary moth (OPM) update of 2025. We're pleased to welcome Dr Edward Straw to the OPM team as the new Programme Manager. Edward is taking over from Andrew Hoppit in leading the OPM team at the Forestry Commission. He’s worked in university research science for nearly a decade, working with flies, plants and bees, both in the UK and Ireland. Edward is looking forward to working with stakeholders and helping protect Great Britain’s preci...
January 8, 2025Lower Shott public toilets closed for refurbishment work
Following on from a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) application by the BRA, the public toilets at Lower Shott are being refurbished. In addition to the refurbishment a fresh water drinking tap will be installed and power for illumination of the village sign. Works are scheduled from 6th to 27th January. ...
December 30, 2024Preston Farm - Design and Access Statement Addendum: revised November 2024
If any resident wishes to view and/or comment on the revisions, they may do so on the MVDC Planning portal: MVDC Planning Application for MO/2024/0096. We understand that the formal closing date is 19th December for comments to be submitted by residents but MVDC Planning Officers do consider comments up to the point of decision. ...
December 17, 2024MVDC Winter Info Hub
MVDC have a Winter Hub page with helpful information on council services available to residents. Click on the link below for more detailsWinter Info Hub - Mole Valley District Council ...
December 14, 2024Planning applications in Bookham: (rolling eight weeks)
Each week MVDC publish planning applications that have been registered across the district. Click on the button below to see an extract of the applications made in Bookham. You may comment on planning applications on the Mole Valley District Council web site. The BRA seeks to preserve the character of the Bookhams by reviewing all planning applications in the village and submitting letters of representation as appropriate. Where relevant the BRA will object to or support commerci...
December 13, 2024Village Centre Christmas Lights
The village centre lights are now adding to the festive season and our thanks go the following traders and public bodies for supporting this BRA initiative:Ada's DelicatessenBlakes of BookhamBookham CarpetsBookham TandooriBootsBrackenbury'sCL Pearce & SonsDiamond NailsHartsHenshaws Estate AgentsHeartwood InnsHuggins EdwardsIndigo StripesLaytonsMole Valley District CouncilOne Mizuho (kitchen furniture)Patrick GardenerRawlings and KensitRohallion SecuritySurrey County CouncilThe Bakery ShopWar...
December 10, 2024November 2024 BRA Newsletter
The BRA November 2024 Newsletter has been published and the print version will be distributed to all households in Bookham by our team of volunteer Road Stewards. In this edition our lead articles are the approval of the MVDC Local Pan, MVDC Master Plan for Bookham centre, Heritage Bookham and The Crown Redevelopment.People ask why we produce a print version of the Newsletter. It's a very simple answer. Not everyone in the village has access to a PC, tablet or smart phone and we want all residen...
November 21, 2024Statement on the Financial Position of Mole Valley District Council
Following a publication of a report by BBC News on 14th November on the financial position of Mole Valley District Council we have received the following statement from MVDC's CommunicationsCouncillor Bridget Kendrick, Cabinet Member for Finance said: ‘Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) is updating its Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) covering the period from 2023/24 to 2028/29. We remain in a stable financial position but face continued budget pressures due to rising service costs...
November 15, 2024David Smith receives BRA recognition award
Well known former owner of Wishing Well in the High Street, David Smith, has received a BRA Contribution Award. David was presented with his award by Simon Edge, BRA Chairman. At the AGM in July David stood down from the Board of Directors after an eight year term and prior to that served on the BRA Committee representing Bookham Retail & Business Association (BRABA). David along with his wife Michelle continues to volunteer as our Noticeboard co-ordinators. Thank you David!...
November 11, 2024Bookham remembers its fallen
On a quiet sunny autumn Monday morning at the 11th hour of the 11th day Bookham residents remembered the fallen at St Nicolas Church...
November 11, 2024MVDC Bookham High Street Master Plan. Update 25th Oct. Consultation now closed.
Following the launch of the MVDC Master Plan on 24th October the MVDC online Consultation Portal is now closed.To access the consultation portal, please click here or on the image below...
October 25, 2024BRA Concerns over HMG Inspector's Local Plan Report
The Government Inspector has completed her report on the Future Mole Valley Local plan and on October 15th MVDC will meet to decide on whether it will adopt the Plan incorporating the 92 major modifications recommended by the Inspector. There are items that we raised with the Inspector that do not appear to have been fully taken into account, in part due some of them having been challenged by MVDC to our disappointment. We are requesting that Local Bookham Counsellors who will be attending the C...
October 3, 2024Publication of HMG Inspector's report in to the Mole Valley Local Plan 2020 - 2039
The Planning Inspector examining the Mole Valley Local Plan 2020-2039 has published her report (in accordance with the Section 20(8) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004, as amended) and Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012).The Mole Valley Local Plan sets out the vision and objectives for the district between 2022 and 2039. It covers the geographical area of Mole Valley district, provides the strategy for development for the nex...
October 3, 2024Proposed Change of Status of Polesden Lacey Infant School to Academy Status. Community Meeting 24th Sept from 5.00pm to 7.00pm in the school hall,
Message from Mark Rogers, Chair of Governors and Rebecca Mole, Headteacher Polesden Lacey Infant SchoolThe governing body of Polesden Lacey Infant School is considering a proposal to convert our school to an academy as part of LEO Academy Trust. We believe it's important to involve our local community in this decision and would like to explain this proposal and how you can share your thoughts....
September 24, 2024New dates announced to help shape Leatherhead’s future (Bookham - 11th September)
FAQsWebinar event recording...
September 17, 2024Launch of My Mole Valley
“As part of Mole Valley District Council’s (MVDC) comprehensive internal three-year Transformation Programme, I am delighted we have successfully launched My Mole Valley; an online portal enhancing digital options for our residents and businesses to enable easy self-service via our website. We appreciate of course that not everyone is digitally savvy, so My Mole Valley goes hand in hand with improvements to our Customer Services Unit. We recently ran a very well received Digital In...
August 24, 2024New Community Volunteering Opportunities for Mole Valley in 2024!
It’s great news for those looking to help keep Mole Valley beautiful thanks to a range of new volunteering opportunities on offer in 2024. Whether getting involved in pond maintenance, putting green fingers to work in a community garden, or helping to create homes for our crucial bee population, these activities provide a great chance to meet new people, get some fresh air, and try something new!Key projects include rejuvenating Buckland Pond ( Sunday 1 September) lead by experts fro...
August 24, 2024479 Bus Service - 2nd September 2024 - Timetable and service frequency improvements
We are pleased to announce that from Monday 2 September 2024 we will be introducing a brand new timetable on Falcon 479 running between Guildford, Effingham, Bookham, Leatherhead and Epsom.Our new timetable will see buses running up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes across the full route between Guildford and Epsom.We'll also be running later journeys in the evening and a new hourly timetable on Sundays making it even easier to get around using Falcon 479.Falcon Buses also has a ti...
August 11, 2024SEND School Application Update
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July 31, 2024Draft Mole Valley Local Plan - Consultation Documents ED82 & ED83
The BRA submitted the letter below to the Planning Inspector following the publication of ED83 Examination Document.The Inspector had not invited comments on publication of ED83 and when we requested that the points raised should be taken in to consideration the Inspector has stated that she is not prepared to accept the BRA response. We are disappointed that the Inspector has taken this decision on what are valid points to the Major Modifications,...
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