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

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

• 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
• 22/P/00955 Refused

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

  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.

  Decided 8 Jun 2023 Lawful development
• 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

1. 23 Oct 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Guildford took a median of 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Guildford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Guildford decided full applications in a median of 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  22/P/00955 Submitted 31 May 2022 50 yards away

  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.

  Refused Lawful development 44 docs
  Domestic

• 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/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

• 26/P/01278 Awaiting decision

  MECA,WORPLESDON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, Rickford, Worplesdon, GUILDFORD, GU3 3PH

  Variation of Condition

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/P/01254 Awaiting decision

  Elm End Cottage and Hurtwood View Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG

  Temporary change of use of existing dwellings (Use Class C3) to short-term visitor accommodation (to be managed and operated as part of the adjacent Public House with associated changes to access, parking and landscaping)

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/P/01210 Awaiting decision

  13 Friary Street, Guildford, GU1 4EN

  Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 3 (operating hours) to enable the restaurant to trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for outgoing customer deliveries only of planning permission 19/P/01250 (Application for the change of use from Use Class A3 (restaurant and cafe) to a flexible use within Classes A3 and / or A5 (hot food takeaway)).

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/P/01188 Awaiting decision

  Poets Cottage, 58 Haydon Place, Guildford, GU1 4NE

  Installation of new uPVC windows in existing openings and reconfiguration of external door alterations and removal of existing connected outbuilding

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 26/P/00844 Granted

  Hogleys House, Chapel Lane, Pirbright, Guildford, GU24 0LU

  Proposed external alterations to the existing dwellinghouse to include replacement ground floor bay windows, works to fenestration, proposed new canopy porch over new side door, flue added to side elevation, removal of chimney stack, together with external insulation works and insertion of rooflights.

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 30 Jul 2026 Full applications