EVRT AGM on Tuesday 13 June at 7:30pm
Effingham Village Recreation Trust will be holding its AGM on Tuesday 13 June 2017 at 7:30 for 8pm in the Barnes Wallis Hall, King George V Hall and Fields, Browns Lane. The Agenda for the AGM is here
Category: Local Interest
GBC Local Plan consultation 9 June – 24 July
Guildford Borough Council will be opening the latest draft of the Local Plan up for consultation, from 9 June – 24 July. They will only be asking for comments about the proposed changes to the plan, as agreed by the Council Continue Reading
Effingham Appeal Hearing Ends – Decision Likely to Take Months
The three-week appeal hearing on a planning proposal for a 295 new homes development on three sites within Effingham ended on Friday (June 2, 2017 The appeal against Guildford Borough Council’s (GBC) decision to refuse planning permission was brought by Continue Reading
Timetable for Berkeley Homes/Howard Trust Inquiry for Closing Week
The Inquiry is entering its closing week. All days will be at the Guildford Borough Council offices at Millmead where residents can attend, sitting at the back of the council chamber and being able to enter and leave as they Continue Reading
Posters and boards put up to oppose Howard of Effingham redevelopment ‘vandalised’
Posters and boards put up to oppose the redevelopment of Howard of Effingham School have been “vandalised”. Many residents in the area are against plans for up to 295 houses on the Green Belt and the proposed large expansion of Continue Reading
Howard of Effingham School development opposition posters and boards vandalised before inspector visit
Effingham residents opposing the development of Howard of Effingham School have had their posters and boards “vandalised”. Many residents in the area are against the plans for 295 houses on the Green Belt and the large expansion of the school. Continue Reading
EFFRA letter to the Appeal Inspector about the removal of posters
Effingham Residents Association has presented a letter to the Inspector hearing the appeal by Berkeley Homes and The Howard Trust for the development of 295 houses on the Green Belt. Bringing to the attention of the Inspector the widespread vandalism Continue Reading
Complaints of Underhand Tactics Made at Effingham Planning Hearing
Feelings have been running high at the Effingham planning appeal which comes to the end of its first week today (May 19, 2017) over underhand activities alleged to have been carried against those wishing to see the planning application refused. Continue Reading
Lapwings protest against development on ELF
On Sunday 14th May, a pair of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) was observed mobbing a Fox (Vulpes vulpes) on the marshy grassland at Effingham Lodge Farm (ELF). This suggested that the Lapwings were nesting in the area. Lapwings are a Near Continue Reading
Widespread vandalism in Effingham
Widespread vandalism has occurred in Effingham. Many Effingham residents are opposed to the development of 295 houses on the Green Belt and the large expansion of the Howard of Effingham School. Many residents had put up posters saying “No to Continue Reading