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Category: Local Interest

East Horsley Royal Mail delivery offices to close

Posted on10 July 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

The Royal Mail has announced that the East Horsley Royal Mail delivery office will close in January 2017 and be relocated to Leatherhead. East Horsley customers will be able to collect any undeliverable mail from Station Road Post Office in Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Effingham Residents Association

EPC and EFFRA working together on the Howard of Effingham appeal

Posted on9 July 201611 July 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Berkley Homes (Southern) Ltd and The Howard Partnership Trust are appealing APP/Y3615/W/16/3151098, the decision by Guildford Borough Council to reject the planning application 14/P/02109 for development on three sites at Effingham Lodge Farm, Howard of Effingham School and Browns Field, Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Opinion: Guildford’s Housing Numbers Need Re-appraisal Following Brexit Decision

Posted on8 July 2016AuthorEFFRA1 Comment

Borough Councillor Colin Cross, for Lovelace, provides his personal view on the GBC housing numbers. He states that the Local Plan has a 6.9% increase in the number of houses built each year. He suggests that the Strategic Housing Market Assessment Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Viewpoint on Guildford Local Plan

Posted on3 July 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

David Roberts presents his comments on the Guildford Local Plan. He objects to a number of policies including Policy A35 – Three Farms Meadow, which is probably better known to Effingham residents as the Wisley Airfield site. For details on his Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Guildford Borough Council

Draft Local Plan and Transport Strategy produced together to ensure suitable infrastructure

Posted on29 June 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

A bedrock of Guildford Borough Council’s draft Local Plan is the significant programme of transport schemes included. This means the draft Plan will address housing, employment, retail and leisure requirements, supported by suitable infrastructure including transport, education and healthcare. The Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Guildford Borough Council

Over 50 residents attend Local Plan presentation

Posted on27 June 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

On Saturday 25 June Effingham Parish Council organised a Drop-in session and display on the draft Guildford Local Plan.  Over 50 residents attended the meeting where Effingham’s Borough Councillor, Liz Hogger gave a presentation on the main proposals of the Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Local MP Says Local Plan is ‘Not Fit for Purpose’

Posted on23 June 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

Sir Paul Beresford, wrote, in a reply to one his constituents, Mike Murphy of Ripley: “The Local Plan in its current form is not fit for purpose…. “…most outrageous of all is the fact that Wisley still appears in the Local Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Guildford Borough Council

21 June – Local Plan Roadshow – East Horsley

Posted on20 June 2016AuthorEFFRA1 Comment

The Guildford Borough Council will be holding three public drop-in events to give all those with an interest in the Plan the opportunity to speak to Council representatives. The next events is at East Horsley Village Hall Kingston Avenue East Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, What's on?

Mystery after Bookham’s Compton sign disappears

Posted on18 June 2016AuthorEFFRALeave a comment

It would seem that the council have put up a road sign on Lower Road opposite the Vineries garden centre on the Bookham/Effingham border saying ‘Compton’ Council spokesman Andy Robinson: “It definitely was not us that put [the sign] up. Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Guildford Borough Council

Howard of Effingham Planning Appeal Started

Posted on17 June 2016AuthorEFFRA2Leave a comment

Berkley Homes has submitted an Appeal, reference APP/Y3615/W/16/3151098,  to planning application 14/P/02109, which was rejected by Guildford Borough Council on 9 March 2016. The original application stated: Hybrid planning application for outline permission (only access to be considered) for the Continue Reading

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