Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Refused on 11 February 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a two storey rear extension following demolition of existing chimney stack would be lawful
- Received
- 19 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Effingham
- Agent
- Iconic Architectural Design
- ReceivedReceived19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation14 Jan
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided11 Feb
Decided in 84 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN. Guildford has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 3 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Effingham. We hold 958 applications in total for the KT24 postcode area.
81% of outline applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- KT24 5SN
- Application type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Effingham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 14 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 January 2026
- Decision issued
- 12 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Iconic Architectural Design
- Agent address
- The Long Barn, Cobham Park Road, Downside, Cobham, KT11 3NE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Apr
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of a 4m deep single…
ApprovedC of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev26/P/00550 - 20263 Mar
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whethe the construction of a 4m deep single…
RefusedC of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev26/P/00281 - 202625 Feb
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether the erection of a garage built more…
ApprovedCert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.26/P/00253 - 202515 May
Proposed construction of a new roof to provide additional accommodation at first floor level, addition of new…
RefusedFull Application25/P/00717
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