Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
Work has started on installing the new Toddlers Playground. The old fencing was removed and the site made ready by local company D &B Garden Services earlier in the week. The old swing needed a coat of paint. Now looking Continue Reading
Work started today on the KGV Toddlers’ Playground. The old rotten fencing was removed and other preparatory work carried out. Installation of the new equipment will begin later in the week. The playground will be closed for about three weeks Continue Reading
There was a short item on James Cannon’s breakfast show on BBC Radio Surrey today (Saturday 14th April) at around 7.20 about the Secretary of State’s decision to allow the Appeal by Berkeley Homes and the Howard of Effingham School. Continue Reading
Heritage Open Day in Effingham & Little Bookham on Saturday was a great success. Nine venues opened (one of which The Grange is actually in Great Bookham but we adopted it for the day!) and all had large numbers of Continue Reading
An Effingham parish councillor has claimed that if a planning appeal for major developments in Effingham is allowed it will have a devastating effect on the community and Neighbourhood Plan. The claim from Cllr Paula Moss comes in the wake Continue Reading
Julie Iles, representing the Conservative Party, was elected on 4 May 2017 as County Councillor for the Horsleys division, which Effingham is part of. She received 54% of the vote. The Liberal Democratic candidate Paul Kennedy came second with 38% of Continue Reading
A planning appeal, covering three major development sites in Effingham, on green belt land, has been called in by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid. The decision to refer the application to the Secretary of State Continue Reading
Effingham Parish Council (EPC), after reviewing the comments received on the Effingham Neighbourhood Plan (ENP) after the July 2016 consultation, has submitted, on Friday 3 March 2017, the revised Neighbourhood Plan to Guildford Borough Council (GBC) for Regulation 15 Consultation. The submitted Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documentation Continue Reading
The Secretary of State will make the final decision on the appeal APP/Y3615/W/16/3151098 by Berkley Homes & Howard of Effingham into refusal of planning application 14/P/02109, because the proposal involves a significant development on the Green Belt. The Inspector will make Continue Reading
Comments made during last year’s Local Plan consultation have been published by Guildford Borough Council. Over 6,000 residents, businesses, community groups and stakeholders responded during the consultation period, June-July 2016. The 6,000 respondents made 32,174 comments which can now be Continue Reading