Guildford’s Local Plan will be submitted to the government’s Planning Inspectorate in December subject to approval by the Executive of Guildford Borough Council (GBC). A GBC spokesperson said: “We are on target … to submit our draft Local Plan … Continue Reading

Critten Lane is closed from the junction of Ranmore Common Road to outside St Teresa’s School. The school can still be accessed via Beech Avenue from the A246. The road will remain closed until 19 February 2018, to allow Sutton Continue Reading

Effingham Parish Council (EPC) considered a Report from the Effingham Village Recreation Trust (EVRT) on financial arrangements for the King George V Field and Hall at its meeting on 31st October. EPC currently has a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Continue Reading

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA) understand that Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has set the date for the Referendum on the Effingham Neighbourhood Plan for 22 February 2018. This implies that the final version of the Neighbourhood Plan will be published 28 Continue Reading

A letter has been sent by Quod on behalf of the appellants – Berkeley Homes (Southern) Ltd and the Howard Trust Partnership which has been submitted to the Secretary of State claiming that the Examiner’s report on the Effingham Neighbourhood Continue Reading

As from 4 December 2017, Surrey County Council is changing the opening times of Community Recycling Centres (CRCs). The main changes effecting Effingham residents are: Dorking CRC will be only open Friday to Sunday, and closed Monday to Thursday Leatherhead Continue Reading

You are a New Zealander. How did you come to be an MP in the UK and why this area? I left New Zealand in the very early 70s and worked in East London as an NHS dentist. London was Continue Reading

Today EFFRA is launching a Tradesmen’s Register on this website which will allow residents to find tradesmen to do jobs in their homes and to allow local tradesmen to advertise their services. Which can be accessed, either from the menu, Continue Reading

From J. Dickinson, in response to the Effingham Eye column Regarding the changes to the Howard of Effingham School’s sports venues, what matters most is using facilities that are managed with a focus on, and investment in, sporting excellence and Continue Reading

The Public Enquiry into the appeal by Wisley Property Investments Ltd., reference APP/Y361/W/16/3159894, to planning application 15/P/00012 heard the closing submissions yesterday (20 October 2017). The planning application was for the development of up to 2,068 dwellings at the site Continue Reading