Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
After a 12-year planning saga, the scheme for Berkeley Homes to deliver a new building for the Howard of Effingham School, to be built on green belt and paid for by the profit from building 405 ‘enabling’ homes, collapsed on Continue Reading
Effingham Parish Council has commented briefly on its website about Berkeley’s decision not to build the new school which can be read here. The letter of 26th March from Berkeley informing EFFRA of their decision can be read here. The Continue Reading
Berkeley Homes has withdrawn their current planning applications for Effingham Lodge Farm (see post of 16 March for details of applications). They have also announced that they will not be building a new Howard School claiming that “rising economic and Continue Reading
EFFRA has now objected to the two new planning applications submitted by Berkeley for the Effingham Lodge Farm/Howard School scheme. The planning applications seek permission to reduce the affordable homes in the scheme from 20% to zero and to increase Continue Reading
Following our post of 23 February on the two new planning applications submitted by Berkeley Homes for the Effingham Lodge Farm site, further documents have been submitted. Berkeley Homes is now saying the scheme is not financially viable and is Continue Reading
The consultation by Guildford Borough Council on planning application 25/P/01716 submitted by the Aster Group to build 37 homes north of Orestan Lane closes tomorrow Saturday 28th February, although late comments are often accepted. There are currently 64 objections. Effingham Continue Reading
Berkeley Homes has submitted two new planning applications 26/P/00146 and 26/P/00147 for the Effingham Lodge Farm site. (In addition, application 25/P/01128 to reduce the size of the school from 2,000 to 1,600 pupils is still awaiting a decision from Guildford Continue Reading
Residents are invited to EFFRA’s AGM on Monday 16th February at 7:30pm in St Lawrence Church Hall. The agenda, draft minutes, Annual Accounts and reports for the meeting can be read here:EFFRA_AGM_Agenda AGM 2025 Draft MinutesTreasurers Report 2025 and signed Continue Reading
EFFRA’s AGM will be held on Monday 16th February at 7:30pm in St Lawrence Church Hall. Following the AGM, there will be an illustrated talk by Merel Rehorst-Smith, Guildford Borough Councillor for Effingham on “Redrawing the map – local government Continue Reading
In 2021 the community of St Lawrence Church, Effingham and All Saints Church, Little Bookham constructed a community garden on waste land on The Street in Effingham owned by Surrey County Council Highways with their permission. Following discussions with the Continue Reading