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

1. 5 Nov 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 11 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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

  25/P/01572 Submitted 19 Nov 2025 0m 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 0m 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

• Old Tallows, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN

  25/P/01315 Submitted 29 Sep 2025 0m away

  Two storey rear extension.

  Refused Full applications Extension 20 docs

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

  21/P/01621 Submitted 22 Jul 2021 0m away

  Replacement three bedroom dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

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

  26/P/00281 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whethe the construction of a 4m deep single storey rear extension would be lawful.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Leaside Cottage, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN

  25/P/01485 Submitted 30 Oct 2025 0m away

  Erection of two detached dwellings together with new access and associated works.

  Granted Full applications 34 docs

• 26/P/01161 Awaiting decision

  The Bungalow, Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PG

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of two side extensions and a loft conversion including rear dormer and three front rooflights would be lawful.

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00423 Granted

  Misty Hill, Catteshall Lane, Unsted, Godalming, GU7 1UP

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use began more than 10 years before the date of this application.The building works (for instance, building or engineering works) were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application and the change of use to use as a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application is lawful.

  31 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00808 Refused

  Sandy Farm Business Centre, Sands Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1PX

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a storage building would be lawful.

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00792 Granted

  53 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4RF

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the loft conversion to habitable accommodation with insertion of 5 rooflights is lawful.

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00441 Refused

  26 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the formation of a permeable hardstanding within the front curtilage, minor regrading of existing ground levels to accommodate the natural slope of the site and improve visibility, installation of a permeable sub-base and surface treatment to allow for the infiltration of surface water within the site, alteration to the existing boundary treatment (limited to the formation of an opening to facilitate access) and associated edge treatments would be lawful.

  7 Apr 2026 Lawful development