Surrey County Council’s Land and Property service is currently in the design phase for the Bookham Youth Centre, with input from key stakeholders. It is anticipated that the revised planning application will be submitted in autumn 2024. Surrey County Council (SCC) and Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) have agreed terms on the lease for the site and both councils remain committed to the development.
Councillor Natalie Bramhall, SCC Cabinet Member for Property, Infrastructure and Waste said:
Our Land and Property team is working at pace to progress plans for Bookham Youth Centre, aiming to bring back this important space for the local community.
Councillor Keira Vyvyan-Robinson, MVDC Cabinet Member for Projects, said:
We look forward to seeing SCC layout plans for the proposed Bookham Youth Centre. MVDC remains committed to promoting health and wellbeing through enabling the provision of sports, leisure and cultural activities and encouraging responsible enjoyment of our parks, open spaces, heritage, and countryside.
David Cox OBE, Chair of the Bookham Youth and Community Association, and Simon Edge, Chair of the Bookham Residents’ Association, commented:
We welcome this positive statement from SCC and MVDC. We have been communicating with both councils for some time now, given the lengthy delays to the build. We now look to both councils to work quickly and effectively together to get the new centre built. The new Bookham Youth and Community Centre is such an essential community facility that we will continue to engage with both councils until it is up and running again.
