Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
The Public inquiry into appeal APP/Y3615/W/16/3151098 by Berkley Homes & Howard of Effingham into refusal of planning application 14/P/02109 will commence on Tuesday 16 May and last for three weeks. Effingham residents are asked to support Guildford Borough Council (GBC) and Effingham Continue Reading
As Cllr Bill Barker prepares to step down from his role as a county councillor after 20 years he shares some of his views with Effingham Eye columnist Chris Dick. How did you first get involved in politics? I originally Continue Reading
On Saturday 6 May 2017, Browns Lane and Church Street will be closed for 4 days for the surface dressing of the road. Work will be carried out between 07:00 to 17:00. Works reference MA015SD-2032 Further details of road closures can Continue Reading
Revd Hugh Grear was speaking at a meeting of the Wisley Action Group (WAG) on Wednesday (April 13) who object to plans to develop the former airfield, also known as Three Farms Meadows. A major theme of the meeting was Continue Reading
Divisions emerged in both major political parties yesterday evening (April 12) during a debate on Planning Committee reform at Guildford Borough Council (GBC). The main change proposed is a reduction in the size of the committee from 23 members to Continue Reading
Guildford Borough Council has published the latest draft of the Local Plan which is available on its website here Changes to the previous 2016 version are shown in red. This draft version of the Local Plan will be considered by Council in Continue Reading
Housing targets for Guildford Borough are slightly reduced in the latest draft of the Local Plan published today (April 10). And the council is reinforcing its commitment to a “brownfield first policy”. In a statement from the council, it said the Continue Reading
County Council elections take place every four years. The next County Council elections are on 4 May 2017. There are five candidates standing for election in the Horsley Division, which Effingham residents can vote for in the coming election. Cane, Robert Continue Reading
A decision on the future format of the borough council’s Planning Committee, due to be taken by the full council at a meeting next Tuesday (April 11, 2017) and all indications are that it will be approved, despite some disquiet Continue Reading
Wisley Action Group (WAG) is preparing costly legal action in support of Guildford Borough Council when the decision to refuse a planning application for the former Wisley Airfield is defended at an appeal hearing in September . To gather further Continue Reading