As well as delivering the front-line services many of our residents rely on – waste collection, planning services, playground and open space management, Environmental Health, supporting the homeless in our district and much more we have developed an ambitious Annual Plan:

• Carbon Neutrality: continuing the commitment to work towards being carbon neutral by 2030, MVDC will update the Climate Change Action Plan and install solar provision at Leatherhead Leisure Centre.
• Local Development: work with the Planning Inspector to establish best way forward so that the Examination can progress towards the adoption of the Local Plan, Future Mole Valley.
• Community Empowerment: building on the success of initiatives such as ‘Enabling You With Technology’ and the Community Responder Service, aimed at supporting older and vulnerable residents in independent living
• Town Centre Regeneration: emphasising the regeneration and promotion of town centres in Mole Valley, including objectives related to the Transform Leatherhead programme and Opportunity Dorking. We will continue to press for one or more Banking Hubs in our district.
• Car Park improvement: continue the plan with improvements to one car park in the district
• Ensure Dorking Halls is fit for the future – alongside essential improvements to the building the focus will be on innovative changes, including introducing ticket insurance, expanding small group activities, encouraging voluntary donations, and reprocuring the main drinks supplier
• Pippbrook House: Enabling it to become a vibrant community asset by investing in essential work on the roof.
• Parks and Open Spaces – we’ll be seeking concessionary opportunities and exploring the potential to expand pitch provision in parks to increase rental options, as well as identifying new areas for cemetery plots.
• Fairfield Centre Review – our Fairfield Centre will be impacted by Transform Leatherhead redevelopment, and we are proactively planning for the future. The review, which will be initiated in 2024/25, will explore alternative locations and the best way to offer the services, prioritising the needs of the 250 members and the centre’s much valued daily activities
• CCTV: Progress the use of CCTV in Mole Valley following the ending funding from Surrey Police

Additionally, MVDC has secured a substantial £1 million from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. In the 2024/25 period – which is the final year of the funding – around £850,000 is being used to support several projects including:

• Programmes enabling young people’s access to diverse activities.
• Community capacity building and infrastructure support through a grant scheme.
• Support for new community groups and volunteer workforces.
• Advice to promote decarbonisation, including a grant scheme to village and community halls for decarbonisation.
• Master planning for Dorking and Bookham town centres.
• Employment and skills programmes, particularly in North Leatherhead and North Holmwood.

‘This is an ambitious plan that will deliver huge value for the residents of Mole Valley’ says Cabinet Member for Finance Cllr Bridget Kendrick.