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Category: Local Interest

Effingham Parish Council

EPC to ask GBC to designate Effingham Common as a LNR

Posted on27 November 201927 November 2019AuthorEFFRA1 Comment

At the Parish Council meeting last night (26 Nov. 2019), Effingham Councillors agreed to ask Guildford Borough Council (GBC) to designate Effingham Common as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR). This is good news as it will oblige GBC to manage Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)

Coffee shop opens in The Street

Posted on25 November 201925 November 2019AuthorEFFRA7 Comments

The former Coffee Bar in The Street, Effingham, has been bought by Euna and Ian who have reopened it as Layla’s. Ian is a professional chef and it will be Euna who will generally run the café. It will serve Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Surrey County Council (SCC)

Beech Avenue closure from 9 December

Posted on19 November 201919 November 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Beech Avenue will be closed for 100 metres from the traffice lights by the Golf Course, to allow Siemens on behalf of Surrey County Council, to carry out work on the traffic lights. Work is anticpated to start on 9 Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Effingham Eye: November Round-up

Posted on17 November 201917 November 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Chris Dick has posted his latest article about recent events in and around Effingham. Local naturalist Harry Clarke, is hoping that EPC will support Efingham Common being designated as a Local Nature Reserve, so that it can be managed for Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, What's on?

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)

EFFRA Objects to 20 houses on Church Street field

Posted on5 November 20195 November 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Effingham Residents Association has submitted their objection to planning application 19/P/01726 by Millgate Homes for 20 houses on land at Church Street. The main reasons for objection to the development is the non-compliant with national, local and neighbourhood plan polices. Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, Planning Applications

Effingham Parish Council

Should Effingham Common be designated a LNR

Posted on30 October 201930 October 2019AuthorEFFRA3 Comments

Effingham Parish Council are considering designating Effingham Common as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR). Guildford Borough Council have indicated that they are supportive of formally designating the site. Effingham Common is already registered Common Land, and people have the right Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Guildford Borough Council

Detailed planning application for 159 houses on Effingham Lodge Farm submitted

Posted on26 October 201926 October 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Berkeley Homes (Southern) Ltd have submitted the detailed planning application for the development of 159 houses on Effingham Lodge Farm, Lower Road in planning application 19/P/01760 This is a Reserved Matters application pursuant to hybrid application 14/P/02109, which was initially Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, Planning Applications

Guildford Borough Council

Millgate propose 20 houses on Church Street Field

Posted on18 October 201918 October 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Millgate have submitted planning application 19/P/01726 /a> for 20 houses at the land at Church Street. This is after they withdrew their previous application 18/P/01924 to build 23 sites. Effingham Neighbourhood Plan which was adopted on 10 April 2018, states Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, Planning Applications

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)

EFFRA submits objection to new school development

Posted on11 October 201911 October 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Effingham Residents Association has submitted its objections to Guildford Borough Council to the proposed development of the new Howard of Effingham School. The key objections are to the non-compliance with Planning Inspectors conditions in permitting the development, in particular the Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, Planning Applications

The Guildford Dragon News

Effingham Eye: Building Plans, Parish Council News, Exercise Loops And More

Posted on11 October 201911 October 2019AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Chris Dick’s monthly article in the Guildford Dragon, provides information on Parish Council news, graffiti, the St Lawrence Church clock appeal, traffic in Lower Road, Heritage Day success, Berkley Homes in boundary changes, the proposed Millgate development in Church Street, Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

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