King George V Hall, Browns Lane, Effingham

25/P/00698Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 7 November 2025

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)20 conditions

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Proposal

Creation of a community play zone, including a new toddler play area, accessible play equipment area, inclusive seating area, new and enhanced play equipment, multi-use games area (MUGA), new and relocated accommodation for the existing cafe, extended parking for the recreation area and new parking at the Milestone Gate (amended/additional information received 01/10/2025).

Received: 12 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 6
Council: Guildford Borough Council
Ward: Effingham
Agent: Harwood Savin Planning Solutions Ltd

ReceivedReceived12 May
ValidatedValidated1 Jul
Consult.Consultation31 Oct
TargetTarget Date7 Nov
DecidedDecided7 Nov

Decided in 129 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at King George V Hall, Browns Lane, Effingham. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 179 days, 17 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Effingham conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Effingham.

85% of full applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Effingham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 31 October 2025
Consultation start: 11 July 2025
Consultation end: 31 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 6 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 31 October 2025
Last date for comments: 7 November 2025
Target decision date: 7 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Harwood Savin Planning Solutions Ltd
Agent address: Quadrant House, Broad Street Mall, Reading, RG1 7QE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 129 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 10 October 2025
Advertisement expiry: 31 October 2025
Site notice start: 10 October 2025
Site notice end: 31 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13984906
Documents: 47

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Effingham
Green belt: Guildford
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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