Planning application
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether the building works (garage) were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00253
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00253
- Type
- Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Effingham
- Parish
- Effingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT24 5SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 2 refused.
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26/P/00550 Granted
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of a 4m deep single storey rear extension would be lawful.
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26/P/00281 Refused
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whethe the construction of a 4m deep single storey rear extension would be lawful.
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25/P/01572 Refused
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
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
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25/P/01515 Granted
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable roof extension would be lawful.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Guildford
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in London
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 75% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 27 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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
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Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
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
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Old Tallows, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
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Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable roof extension would be lawful.
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Granted Full applications 14 docsDomestic -
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whethe the construction of a 4m deep single storey rear extension would be lawful.
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