InPost parcel locker at Car Park, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 7 Oct 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
The proposed development
The application sought permission to site an InPost Parcel Locker.
“Application for siting of an InPost Parcel Locker…”
Minutes
The application site
The proposed locker would be at the car park on Woodfield Lane, Ashtead.
“Car Park, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 1AA The Chairman advised that there would be a change to the running order of the agenda and this application would be taken now on account of the public speakers. The Committee considered the report set out on pages 97 to 114 of the agenda together with the further material set out in the addendum and other matters discussed in the meeting. The Committee heard from Andy Miller, on behalf of local residents, as an objector.”
Minutes
Who spoke
A local residents’ objector spoke, followed by the ward member speaking in that capacity.
What members discussed
Members debated environmental benefits, traffic flow, pedestrian safety, usage, convenience, disturbance and where drivers would park.
“Further comments were made in relation to the potential for disturbance to nearby neighbours, and Members considered where users would park if they were driving to use the locker. At the conclusion of this debate, the Chairman proposed a motion to approve the application as per the officer’s recommendation in the officer’s report. (NB.”
Minutes
Councillors at the meeting
- Jo Farrar-AstropChairLib Dem
- Roger Martin AdamsLib Dem
- Stephen John CookseyLib Dem
- Phil HammondLib Dem
- Kirstie HavardLib Dem
- Chris HuntIndependent
- Abhiram MageshLib Dem
- Gareth John ParsonsLib Dem
- Lawrence Penney
- Joanna SlaterConservative
- Garry Andrew Graham StansfieldIndependent
- Benjamin WearLib Dem
- Monica Josephine WellerLib Dem
Apologies Simon Budd Conservative, Raj Haque Lib Dem, Elsie Rosam Lib Dem
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from Democracy Club.
Sources
- Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 7 October 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Mole Valley
- Date
- Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- 7 for, 6 against
- Councillors
- 13Lib Dem 9Independent 2Conservative 11 otherShow councillors
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
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