Council Tax Information 2025-26

Breakdown of Council Tax

Where we spend your money

We spend the 9% of your Council Tax that goes to us on:

10% – Community Services

  • Mole Valley Life
  • Customer Service
  • Communications with residents and businesses

16% – Environment

  • Climate change
  • Waste and recycling
  • Ground maintenance
  • Street cleaning

22% – Finance and Organisation

  • Finance
  • Revenues
  • Legal
  • ICT
  • HR
  • Other support services

17% – Projects

  • Property and Regeneration
  • Transform Leatherhead

11% – Leisure

  • Community Safety and Wellbeing
  • Parks and Landscapes
  • Dorking Halls

8% – Planning

  • Building Control
  • Development Management
  • Planning Policy and Support

12% – Wellbeing

  • Environmental Health
  • Licensing
  • Housing

4% – Sustainable Economy and Security

  • Parking
  • Business Advice and Support
  • Opportunity Dorking
  • Enforcement

Percentages presented have been rounded up to the nearest 1%.

Our key investment projects

Until March 2025 including spending:

  • £864K on affordable housing
  • £887K on disabled facility grants
  • £60K on community grants
  • £3,375K on Dorking Halls refurbishment
  • £1,528K on Pippbrook House refurbishment
  • £210K on car park refurbishment
  • £658K on solar panels in the car park at Leatherhead Leisure Centre
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