Mole Valley Local Plan 2020-2039 adopted on 15th October 2024
MOLE VALLEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
Mole Valley Local Plan 2020-2039 – Adoption Statement
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)
(Regulations 17, 26 and 35)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended)
The new Mole Valley Local Plan was adopted on 15 October 2024. It sets out a 15-year strategic vision, objectives and the spatial strategy as well as the planning policies and site allocations that will guide future development of the borough. The Plan looks ahead to 2039 and identifies where the main developments will take place, and how places within the district will change, or be protected from change, over that period. The main role of the Plan is to guide decision-making on individual planning applications.
The Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State on 14 February 2022 and examined by independent Inspectors. Examination in Public hearings took place during June, September and October 2022. The Inspectors’ final report on the Examination into the Mole Valley Local Plan was issued to the Council on 18 September 2024. The Inspectors’ Report concludes that, subject to the Main Modifications set out in the Appendix to the Report, the Mole Valley Local Plan 2023-2039 satisfies the requirements of Section 20(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and meets the criteria for soundness as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Plan is therefore capable of adoption.
The Mole Valley Local Plan 2020-2039 incorporates all of the Main Modifications and Policy Map changes that the Inspector considered necessary to make the Plan sound. These were subject to public consultation between 1 March 2024 to 23 April 2024. A number of Additional Modifications were also included as necessary technical, factual, grammatical and typographical corrections that do not materially affect the policies in the Plan. Schedules setting out the Main Modifications and Additional Modifications are available at: Main Modifications & Council Note 35 Consultation – Future Mole Valley
Any person aggrieved by the adoption of the Local Plan may make an application to the High Court under Section 113 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). Any challenge must be made on the grounds that:
- The document is not within the appropriate power; and/or
- A procedural requirement has not been complied with.
Any such application must be made promptly, and in any event, no later than the end of the period of six weeks after the date of this notice. The six-week period commences on 15 October 2024 and concludes on 26 November 2024.
Copies of the new Mole Valley Local Plan, the Sustainability Appraisal Report, the Inspectors’ Final Report and this Adoption Statement are available:
On the Council’s website: Adopted Planning Policy Documents – Mole Valley District Council
Or at the following locations:
| Mole Valley District Council OfficesPippbrook, Dorking, RH4 1SJ | Mon-Fri: 9.00-14.30(please make an appointment if possible) |
| Ashtead LibraryWoodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2BQ | Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri:10.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00Sat: 9.30-17.00 |
| Beare Green Village HallMerebank, Beare Green, RH5 4RD | Mon: 14.00-14.30 |
| Bookham LibraryTownshott Close, Great Bookham, KT23 4DQ | Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri:10.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00Sat: 9.30-17.00 |
| Dorking LibrarySt Martin’s Walk, Dorking, RH4 1UT | Mon, Wed, Fri: 9.30-17.30Tues, Thurs: 9.30-19.00Sat: 9.30-17.00 |
| Leatherhead LibraryThe Mansion, Church Street, Leatherhead,KT22 8DP | Tues-Sat: 9.30-17.00 |
If you have any queries, please email: planning.policy@molevalley.gov.uk or phone 01306 885 001.
Date of notice: 15 October 2024