Warren Field, Beech Avenue, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PJ
Refused on 15 May 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed erection of side and rear extensions with porch enlargement, including conversion of sections of pitched roof to flat roof, following demolition of existing garage.
- Received
- 28 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Effingham
- Agent
- JE Architecture
- ReceivedReceived28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated28 Jan
- Consult.Consultation28 Feb
- TargetTarget Date25 Mar
- DecidedDecided15 May
Decided in 107 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Warren Field, Beech Avenue, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PJ. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 6 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.
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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development, by reason of its size, bulk, mass, volume and floor area, would result in a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original building. The development would therefore constitute inappropriate development, which is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated which would clearly outweigh the inherent harm that would be caused to the Green Belt. The development therefore fails to accord with Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (adopted by Council on 25 April 2019) and Green Belt SPD.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- KT24 5PJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Effingham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 28 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 6 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 28 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 25 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- JE Architecture
- Architect profile
- JE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- School Hill Cottage, School Hill, Seale, GU10 1HY
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Chris Gent
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 28 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 28 February 2026
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.
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Guildford
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