A town on the River Mole
The River Mole winds through the centre of Leatherhead, giving the town a riverside character and several road bridges within walking distance of the high street.
A brutalist theatre at the centre
The Leatherhead Theatre, designed in a modern brutalist style using concrete and timber, sits at the heart of the town's pedestrianised centre and remains a local landmark rather than a heritage building in the traditional sense.
Under Mole Valley, not Reigate's borough
As its name suggests, Leatherhead falls within Mole Valley District Council, a different planning authority from the one covering Reigate.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the name Leatherhead come from?+
It's thought to derive from an old ford across the River Mole, which still runs through the centre of the town today.
Which council covers planning in Leatherhead?+
Mole Valley District Council, a separate authority from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.
Nearby areas
Services
Useful local links
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council – Planning — The planning authority covering Reigate itself, along with Redhill, Horley, Banstead and several nearby villages.
- Mole Valley District Council – Do I need planning permission — The planning authority covering Dorking, Ashtead, Leatherhead and several villages southwest of Reigate.
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council – Planning permission — The planning authority covering Epsom, a separate borough from Reigate and Banstead.
- Tandridge District Council – Planning and building — The planning authority covering Caterham, Nutfield and South Nutfield.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions and extensions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.