Mole Valley District Council lets Bookham Residents down, again!
February 7, 2025
On 5 February, MVDC’s Development Management Committee (‘DMC’) defied Bookham resident’ views, logic, physical evidence, and even its own Local Plan Policies to pass the outline planning application for Preston Farm.
Residents have consistently said the Preston Farm site is unsuitable for large scale development. Over 300 letters of objection have been sent to MVDC. Yet the Council ignored Residents views and included the site in its Local Plan. Now that ...
Preston Farm Outline Planning Application - MVDC's Planning Officer's recommendation to grant approval - BRA Concerns submitted
January 26, 2025
Email message sent to MVDC Development Management Committee
From Simon Edge - BRA ChairmanDear Development Management Committee members (substitutes) and Bookham CouncillorsThe Bookham Residents Association (BRA) has a number of concerns about the Planning Officer's report regarding the Preston Farm planning application MO/2024/0096....
BRA Plan for 2025
January 19, 2025
Working for the Community
The BRA is a non-political 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 wo...
November 2024 BRA Newsletter
November 21, 2024
The Bookhams newly twinned with Narnia!
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, H...
David Smith receives BRA recognition award
November 11, 2024
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 ...
Bookham remembers its fallen
November 11, 2024
On a quiet sunny autumn Monday morning at the 11th hour of the 11th day Bookham residents remembered the fallen at St Nicolas Church...
BRA Concerns over HMG Inspector's Local Plan Report
October 3, 2024
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 th...
Free street trees on your verge!
February 13, 2024
BRA Environment and Tree Warden - Frances Fancourt reports: It is now possible to apply for a street tree to be planted on your verge for FREE. As Surrey County Council (SCC) want to plant 1.2 million trees, they are now offering free street trees: you just have to apply and...
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle around Bookham service updated
September 14, 2023
The search tool developed by the BRA on behalf of Plastic Free Bookham allowing you to find what and where you can can recycle has been updated with the latest recycling guidelines including DIY waste that can now be taken to Community Re-cycling Centres. For exam...
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