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Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

Refused Guildford 22/P/00955 Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use to establish whether the conversion of the corner stables shown in Exhibit AT1 of the Statutory Declaration has been in use as a dwelling house (Use Class C3) since July 2015.

As published by the council, reference 22/P/00955

Application record

Reference
22/P/00955
Type
Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
31 May 2022
Validated
15 Jun 2022
Decided
8 Jun 2023
Ward
Effingham
Parish
Effingham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
KT24 5SJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 3 refused.

  • 25/P/01446 Awaiting decision

    Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    Change of use to allow dog walking/training including retention of dog exercise enclosures and use of western stable building previously permitted for dog day care use under planning permission reference 17/P/01656 granted on 27/11/2017 (retrospective application).

    Submitted 23 Oct 2025 Full applications
  • 25/D/00079 Refused

    Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    Discharge of condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of planning application 23/P/01175 (APP/Y361/...

    Decided 2 Sep 2026
  • 21/P/01849 Refused

    Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    Change of Use to allow dog walking/training (retrospective) in association with the permitted dog day care use and retention of mobile home, shepherds huts, portable toilet, parking area and dog exercise enclosures and continued use of approved dog day care uses on site. (Amended description plans received 04.01.2023 revised red line)

    Decided 10 May 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2022

    Received by Guildford

  2. 15 Jun 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Reading Agricultural Consultants Ltd Agent, registered in Reading

Active · incorporated 1996 · Reading

36 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 76% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

44 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Guildford to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    21/P/01849 Submitted 25 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Change of Use to allow dog walking/training (retrospective) in association with the permitted dog day care use and retention of mobile home, shepherds huts, portable toilet, parking area and dog exercise enclosures and continued use of approved dog day care uses on site. (Amended description plans received 04.01.2023 revised red line)

    Refused Full applications 40 docs

  • Tap Farm Stable, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    25/P/01445 Submitted 23 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~18 Dec

    Change of use of eastern stable building to single residential unit (retrospective application).

    Awaiting decision Full applications 19 docs

  • Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    25/P/01446 Submitted 23 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~18 Dec

    Change of use to allow dog walking/training including retention of dog exercise enclosures and use of western stable building previously permitted for dog day care use under planning permission reference 17/P/01656 granted on 27/11/2017 (retrospective application).

    Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs

  • Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ

    25/D/00079 Submitted 3 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of planning application 23/P/01175 (APP/Y361/...

    Refused 6 docs

  • Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN

    25/P/01572 Submitted 19 Nov 2025 200 yards away

    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

    Refused Lawful development Extension Demolition 6 docs

  • Cornerways, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN

    25/P/01705 Submitted 17 Dec 2025 200 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a log cabin following demolition of existing outbuilding would be lawful.

    Refused Lawful development Demolition 11 docs

In Guildford

  • 26/P/01216 Awaiting decision

    62 Guildford Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6BT

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion with the introduction of velux windows is lawful.

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01218 Awaiting decision

    15 Ashbury Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7HG

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear outbuilding (workshop/storage)

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01186 Awaiting decision

    The Orchard House, Beech Avenue, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PJ

    Lawful development certificate for a proposed basement.

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01182 Awaiting decision

    Lime Tree Cottage, High Park Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DE

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a ground floor rear extension with roof lantern following demolition of existing conservatory would be lawful

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01170 Awaiting decision

    7 Hedgeway, Guildford, GU2 7RB

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey side extension would be lawful.

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Lawful development