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AppendixA2:ConsultationStatement

Thekeyphasesofcommunityengagementsofar

1. PrelaunchSubmission(14/12/2012‐13/1/2013)

2. Submissionfordesignation–consultation(January2013–February2013)

3. LaunchandidentificationofissuesFeb–December2013

4. AnalysisOngoingtoJune2014

5. EngagementwithEmergingLocalPlanJuly2014–December2014

6. January–September2015–DevelopmentofPoliciesandEmergingNeighbourhoodPlan

Phase1PrelaunchSubmission

• ApresentationoutliningthepotentialforaNeighbourhoodDevelopmentPlan(NDP)wasdeliveredtoresidentsandinterestedpartieson14/12/2012atKGVHallattheMonthlymeetingofEffinghamParishCouncil(EPC).Thisgaveresidentstheopportunitytounderstandtheconceptandvolunteertogetinvolved.Themainconcernsraisedwere

o Theriskofdevelopment

o Thepotentialimpactonlossofcharacterofthevillage

o Thepotentialtogivedeveloperstoogreataninfluenceindevelopmentofthevillage

o ConcernslinkedtotheneighbouringBookhamVanguardNeighbourhoodForumandtheirmoreextensiveplansfordevelopment.

o ConcernswereaddressedbyexplainingthepotentialofNeighbourhoodPlanninginapositivemannerandthroughadetailedQ&AdevelopedforthewebsiteandpostedtotheParishCouncilwebsitetoo.

• The‘VillagePlan’websitewassubsequentlylaunchedgivingbackgroundinformationonNeighbourhoodPlanning,theprojectplanandtimelines,andcontactinformationtogetinvolved:www.effinghamvillageplan.com.

• NotificationswerealsoplacedonEPCwebsitewww.effinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk

• AdraftSubmissionwaspresentedtoEPCon13thJanuary2013forinspectionofresidentsandpostedtowebsites.

• APressreleasewasalsoissuedindicatingtheintentiontoprogresstosubmissionandencouraginginvolvementofresidents.

• Theproposalwasformallysubmittedon19thJanuary2013toGuildfordBoroughCouncil,andpostedtowebsitesandpresentedattheEPCmeeting.

Phase2Submissionfordesignation

• TheofficialconsultationwasledbyGBCwithjointpressreleasesissuedencouragingresidentstogetinvolved.

• AlltheconsulteesweresubsequentlycontactedbyEPCtoacknowledgecomments,andallwereplacedonaconsultationmailinglisttobeautomaticallyupdated.

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• Theformalresponsesfromthesubmissionconsultationwereasfollows

o 20lettersofsupportforresidentswithmostcallingforabalancedandsustainableapproachtodevelopment

o EffinghamResidentsAssociationsupportedtheinitiativeandaskedtobeconsulted.(AnumberofjointsessionshavetakenplaceandcommitteemembersareonworkingonTaskGroupsforHousingandtheEnvironment.)

o SurreyWildlifeTrust–requestinginputonpolicydevelopmentonNaturalGreenSpaces.TheyhavebeenconsultedbytheEnvironmentTaskGrouptoshapepoliciesinthisarea.

o ElmbridgeCouncil:Tobeincludedonformalconsultations.

o ECAPlanningonbehalfofTopRealEstateGroupaskingtobeconsultedonsiteallocations.(Subsequentlymetwiththemandreviewedthoughtson‘LeewoodPark’,proposalsandevaluatedagainstagreedsetofcriteria.Weproposetoinformthemofthedecisiononsitesafterresidentshavebeenconsultedonproposals.)

o MoleValleyDistrictCouncil–supportingthesubmissionandrequestingthattheNDPteamconsultwithBookhamVanguardNeighbourhoodForum.(RegularmeetingshavetakenplacethroughouttheperiodwithBookhamVanguardalongwiththeSteeringGroupforaNeighbourhoodPlaninEastHorsley.)

• ContactwasmadewithBookhamVanguard–thenearestNeighbourhoodPlanningGroup,followedbyseveralmeetings.

Phase3Launchandidentificationofissues

• 1stFebruary2013,EPCcontactedallcommunitygroupsoutliningtheprojectandinvitingthemtoabriefingintheParishRoomsoutliningtheproject,timingsandseekingsupportandparticipation.

• 2ndFebruary2013–PressreleaseissuedtoalllocalnewsorganisationshighlightingtheapprovaloftheprojectbyEPCandannouncingthewebsitewithmoreinformation.Thisresultedincoverageinalllocalnewspapers.

• 28thMarch:AletterinvitingallresidentstoparticipateinaPublicMeetingwasdeliveredtoallhouseholdsalongwithaleafletgivinginformationaboutNeighbourhoodPlanningandtheprojectinEffingham.

• 15thApril2013:PublicMeetinglaunchingtheprojectformallywithinthecommunityandengagingwithresidentstoidentifykeyissues,ideas,andconcerns.Itincluded

o AformalpresentationonNeighbourhoodplanningandwhatwehopetoachievethroughtheproject.

o Aplenarysessionwithresidentstoidentify

WhatdopeoplevalueinEffingham?

Whatdotheywanttoseemoreof?

Whatneedstochange?

Whatshouldstaythesame?

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o Exhibitionstandsoutliningandcollectingideasandfeedbackonthekeyareasoftheplan

Housing&Thebuiltenvironment

TheGreenEnvironment

CommunityHealth&wellbeing

TheLocaleconomy

Infrastructure,Roads&Transport

Resilienceplanning

o Issuecards,informationleaflets,feedbacksheets,andvolunteersignupsheetswerehandedouttoallparticipants.

o 57peopleattendedthemeetingwhichtookplaceinKGVhallandmoststayedthroughouttheevent

o Residentsweredrawnfromallpartsofthevillageascanbeseenbelow:

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o Thekeylessonsfromthesessionwere

Thetop4thingspeoplelikedmostaboutEffinghamwere

• TheGreenOpenSpaces–NaturalBeauty

• ThedemographicmixofEffingham(Effinghamisforeveryone)

• Theheritageofbuildings–andthefeelingthatitwasun‐spoilt

• Theaccessibility–toandfromanywhere

Thetop4thingspeoplewantedtoseeimprovedwere

• Lackofhealthservicesinthevillagebutalsonobank,chemistorfreeATM

• Poorconditionoffootpathsandpavements

• Poortelecomscoverage–nocable

• Traffic–especiallyLowerRoad/TheStreetbutalsocyclistsmixingwithcarsandpedestrians–lackofcyclepathsakeyissue

o Thekeyareasofinterestforthisgroupofresidentswas

Housing

OpenSpaces

Andthestateofroadsandfootpaths,generaltirednessofshops.

o Keynextactionsaretofollowupwithemails/letterstothankallwhoattendedandtocreateadatabaseofvolunteersfortheworkinggroups.

o Apostmeetingreviewwasheldtoconsiderfutureimprovementsetctocommunityeventsbasedonlearning.Thekeyconclusionswere

Thingsthatworkedwell

• Attendance–promptedbyhigherqualitymailingleaflet

• Format–partpresentation/partgroupdiscussionandopensessiontotalktoWorkingGroups.Mostpeoplestayedthroughoutthewholesession.

• Banners–lookedprofessionalandreinforcedkeymessages

Thingswecouldimprove

• Controlofenvironment–inadvanceofsession–itwastoorushedandwecouldnot‘ownthespace’

• Attendanceandparticipantinformation–couldbebetter–nexttimeweshouldintroduceameetandgreettabletotakenames/keyinfoandhandoutcommentleafletsattheentrytothevenue

• Displaymaterials–weneedtosetuptablesand‘Dress’inadvanceofthemeeting–whichwillprovidea‘space’forWorkingGroupleadstogiveashortpresentation

• Soundlevels–weneedtouseradiomicrophones/professionalscreendisplayandideallybetterprojectiontothescreenfromlaptop.

• Wecouldconsidertheuseofvideopresentation–usedeffectivelybyBookhamVanguardwhich‘controlsmessage’allowskeyinformationtobe

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impartedandactsasafocalpointinmeetings–italsoallowsallmemberstocirculateamongstdisplayareasandcanalsobeusedonthewebsite.

• Demographicmix–weachievedagreatgeographicalrepresentationfromacrossthearea–butwedoneedmorefamiliesandmoreyoungadultstoensurewegetabroadspectrumofopinion.Somethoughtsonthis–Saturdaymorningeventswithcrècheandfacepaintingforchildren,newsletterviaschoolsandfocusgroupsandprojectslinkingwiththeschools.PostthemeetingwewerecontactedbytheChairofGovernorsforStLawrencewhohasofferedtobrokersomeeventswithparentsandtheHeadofStLawrencehasalsoaskedustomakecontact.

ThereportonthiseventwaspresentedatthenextEPCmeeting.TheoutputformedthebasisofearlydraftsfortheobjectivesandvisionfortheNDPandshapedtheworkprogrammesfortheinitialtaskgroups.

• 23rdApril2013:PresentationtoEffinghamResidentsAssociation(EFFRA).Anupdatecoveringoutputoftheplanwasgiventothem.

• 8thJune2013:ParticipationinEffinghamVillageDay.ExhibitionofresultsfromPublicMeeting,leaflets,andinformationabouttheproject.Engagementwithresidentsonkeyissues.Contactmadewithapproximately150residentsincludingfamiliesandyoungpeople.Informationgivenaboutneighbourhoodplanningandfeedbackonconcernsreoverdevelopment,needforaffordablehomesforyoungpeopleandroadcongestioninthevillage.

• October–November2013aHousingRequirementsSurveywasdeliveredandcollectedto/fromallhouseholdsinthevillage,seekingfeedbackonhousingrequirementsovertheplanperiodandincludingquestionsabouthouseholderattitudesandconcernsonkeycommunityissuesandfacilitiesandrequirementsforfutureservices.ThesurveywasdeliveredinpaperformatforaccessibilitybyALLresidentsandalsoavailableonline.ItwasdevelopedinconsultationwithGuildfordBoroughCouncilandutilisedtheironlinesurveyanalysispackageINOVEM.1003surveysweredeliveredand605completed(60.3%).Thefindingsofthissurveywereusedtohelpdevelopsubsequenttargetsforaffordableandmarkethousingandhelpedtoshapethepoliciesinallpartsofthedraftplan.ThesurveyitselfandthesummaryofresultsisincludedasSupplementaryDocumentSD2.

• April2014–AnalysisoftheHousingSurveywaspostedtothewebsite

• June2014:ParticipationinAnnualEffinghamVillageDay.ResultsoftheHousingsurveyweresharedwithresidents.Thiswasafurtheropportunitytosupplyinformationandleafletsabouttheplanandobtaintheviewsofresidents.Norecordkeptofcontactsbutleafletswerehandedouttoallwhoapproachedtheexhibitionstand.

Phase4toJune2014.

Analysisofinputfromkeypublicmeetings,householdsurvey,andtheemergingGBCevidencebase.AtthisstageoftheprojectthedraftLocalPlanbecameanissueandensuringthatourNDPdovetailedwiththekeystrategieswithintheLocalPlanbecameakeyissue.FocusshiftedtoconsultationonthedraftLocalPlantoensureweunderstoodhowpeoplefeltaboutkeyprioritiesandissueswithinthatplan.

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Phase5EngagementwiththedraftLocalPlanandstakeholderviewsondevelopmentofEffingham.

• 7thJuly:PublicmeetingwithallresidentstoreviewproposalsforEffinghamwithintheLocalPlan.FeedbackfromresidentsusedtofeedintodevelopmentofpolicieswithintheNDP.

Phase6:DevelopmentsofPoliciesandtheRegulation14Submission

• ParishnewsletterdeliveredtoallhouseholdshighlightingdraftpoliciesunderdevelopmentandpostedtowebsiteinOctober2014.

• January2015requestformorevolunteerstosupportdevelopmentofplanpolicies.

• February2015,DoortodoorleafletdistributedtoallhouseholdsandpostersaroundthevillageinvitingallresidentstoaPublicmeetingonMarch14thtosetoutemergingvision,objectives,andpoliciesfortheNDP.

• March14th2015.FulldayPublicconsultationatKGVHalltoreviewthefirstdraftpoliciesforthedraftNeighbourhoodPlan.Over200peopleattendedthemeetingandparticipatedintheevent.Qualitativeassessmentofsupportforallareasoftheplan.Aformalpresentationwasalsogivencoveringhousingnumbers,potentialsitesandGreenpolicies.

• April21stReviewoffeedbackfromPublicMeetingwithEFFRA.ConcernexpressedbyEFFRAthatEffinghamLodgeFarmhadbeenproposedasapotentialsitefordevelopment.Subsequentletterreceivedandrespondedto.

• May2015FormalestablishmentoftheEffinghamConsultationGroupForum:Anonlinegroupwith178memberswithwhominitialthoughtsonpoliciesandideashavebeentested:

o StatusofEffinghamCommon

o Criteriaforsiteselection

o Preferencesforsizeofpotentialsites

o Suitabilityofspecificknowndevelopmentsites.

o CallforinvolvementindraftingofpoliciesfortheEmergingPlan

• June2015Siteselectionprocesswasundertaken,andfoursiteswereidentifiedaspossiblesupportedsitesforresidentialdevelopmentwithintheNeighbourhoodPlan.Theland‐ownersweresubsequentlycontactedandmeetingstookplacetodiscussavailability,suitabilityandpotentialdevelopment,basedaroundatemplatefortheinformationsoughtfromtheland‐owners.

• June2015VillageDay:Presenceandfurtherexposureforpotentialsiteoptions.Residentslargelyexpressingsupportforsmallersitesasproposed.

• FurtherdiscussionswithEFFRAregardinginclusionofEffinghamLodgeFarmsite.Apublicconsultationwiththeonlinegroupof178residentsindicatedahighlevelofsupportforsomedevelopmentonthissite.EFFRAcontinuetochallengeitspotentialinclusion.EPChaveexplainedthatthissiteisseenasastrategicsitefortheNDP.

• September9th/10th/11thseriesofpublic&stakeholdermeetingsplannedtosharefirstdraftNeighbourhoodPlanpriortoRegulation14consultation.

InadditiontotheformalpresentationsandpublicmeetingstheSteeringCommitteealsoreportstotheParishCouncileachmonthwithanupdateofprogress,minutesarealsopostedofmeetingsonthewebsitewww.effinghamvillageplan.com.

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AppendixA3:HousingTargetforEffinghamExecutiveSummary

AnoverviewoftheresponsestotheHousingRequirementsSurveyindicatesarequirementforapproximately39extrahomesintheparishduringthenext15years,toinclude13one‐bedroompropertiesand26two‐bedroomproperties.Thisfigurestakesaccountofthehomesexpectedtobevacatedandavailabletoothers,butignorestenure,iewhetherhomesareowner‐occupied,rentedfromaHousingAssociation,councilorprivatelandlord,orsharedownershipfromaHousingAssociation.

Closerinvestigationintotherequirementforowner‐occupiedhomestobuyontheopenmarket,andthenumberofowner‐occupiedhomesexpectedtobevacated,indicatesarequirementfor42homes,toinclude11one‐bedroompropertiesand31two‐bedroomproperties.27oftheseprospectivehouseholdsalsoincluded‘affordable’homesintheirtenureofchoice.

Considerationoftherequirementfor‘affordable’homes,ierentedfromaHousingAssociationorcouncil,orsharedownershipwithaHousingAssociation,indicatesarequirementfor10extraaffordablehomesforhouseholdswhodonotseekowner‐occupiedhomes,toinclude5one‐bedroomproperties,2two‐bedroomproperties,and3three‐bedroomproperties.

Thereforetheminimumhousingtarget,takingbothmarkethousingandaffordablehousingintoaccount,isfor60additionalhomesinEffinghamoverthenext15years,asbelow.Thisincludes8larger(3‐bedroom)markethomestomeetthelikelywishfromlandownerstoincludesomelargerpropertiesinnewdevelopments.

1‐bed 2‐bed 3or4bed TOTAL

Owner‐occupied 11(22%) 31(62%) 8(16%) 50

Affordable 5(50%) 2(20%) 3(30%) 10

16 33 11 60

27% 55% 18%

LocalPlanpolicymayrequireupto45%ofhomesongreenfieldsitestobeaffordable,sothatupto27ofthe60homeswouldbeaffordable,with33markethomesavailableforowner‐occupation.Since27householdsindicatedachoiceofmarketoraffordablehomes,thistargetof60newhomesintotalisexpectedtomeettherequirement.Howeveranalternativewouldbetosetatargetofupto91additionalhomes,toensureatleast50markethomesareavailabletobuyandalsoproviding41HousingAssociationhomesfor‘sharedownership’orrent.

TheoverallrecommendationistosetahousingtargetintheNeighbourhoodPlanbetween60and91newhomesoverthenext15years.

Withinthetargetfigure,thereisarequirementfor11markethomesdesignedoradaptedforelderlyordisabledpeople,preferablywithawardenoncall.

Itisrecommendedthatapolicyensuringthatsmallerhomesareasuitablemixofflatsandhousesorbungalowsinaccordancewithsection5isincludedinthedraftNeighbourhoodPlan.

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1.OverviewofhousingrequirementsTheHousingRequirementSurvey(HRS)wascarriedoutacrossEffinghamcivilparishinDecember2013,witharesponserateof60%.Part3oftheHRSaskeddetailedquestionsaboutprospectivehouseholdsfromamongthecurrentresidentsofEffinghamduringthenext15years.QuestionH5askedwhereprospectivehouseholdswishedtomoveto,andallowedmultiplechoicesfromamongstEffingham,Bookham,Horsley,anotherareawithinGuildfordBorough,anotherareawithinMoleValleyDistrict,oroutsideofbothGuildfordBoroughandMoleValleyDistrict.

TheHRSSummaryofresponsessuggestedthemaximumnumberofextrahomesthatmightbeneededinEffinghamis156[HRS5.1p42],assumingsufficienthomesshouldbeprovidedforeveryprospectivehouseholdthathadincludedEffinghamasoneoftheirchoicesofwheretheywantedtomoveto.Thisfiguresallowedforthenumberofhousesvacatedduringtheperiod,andwasthenproportioneduptogivetheestimatedrequirementfigureif100%ofhouseholdshadrespondedtothesurvey.Ofthese,25%shouldbe1‐bedroom,52%2‐bedroom,17%3‐bedroomand6%4‐bedroom.

Using156forEffingham’shousingtargetwouldgiveeveryonewhomightwanttostayinEffinghamtheopportunitytodoso.Howeverthisfigureislikelytobeasignificantover‐provisionsinceverymanyofthosehouseholdswhoincludedEffinghamasoneoftheirchosenlocationsarelikelytochoosetomoveelsewhere.AmoreaccurateestimateisgivenbylookingatjustthoseprospectivehouseholdswhoindicatedinH5thattheydefinitelywantedtoliveinoneofourlocalvillagesincludingEffingham.ExaminationoftheindividualresponsestotheHRSshows112suchhouseholds:

ProspectivehouseholdswantingEffinghamonly 55ProspectivehouseholdswantingEffinghamorBookham 32ProspectivehouseholdswantingEffinghamorHorsley 6ProspectivehouseholdswantingEffinghamorBookhamorHorsley 19

Ifwethenassumeanyonenamingtwovillagesis50%likelytostayinEffingham,andthosenamingthreeare33%likelytostayinEffingham,thehousingrequirementisfor55+32/2+6/2+19/3=80homes.ExaminationoftheindividualresponsesofthesehouseholdstoquestionH6abouthowmaybedroomstheyrequiregivestheresultshowsthat21%requireone‐bedroom,53%requiretwobedrooms,19%requirethreebedroomsand7%requirefourbedrooms.Comparisonwiththenumberofbedroomsinexistinghomeslikelytobevacatedinthenext15yearsshowsashortfallinoneandtwobedroomproperties:

Sizeofhome Numberofsuchhomesneededbyprospectivehouseholds

Numberofsuchhomesexpectedtobevacated

Shortfall

1bedroom 17 4 13

2bedrooms 42 16 26

3bedrooms 15 34 ‐19

4bedrooms 6 44 ‐38

TOTAL 80 98 18Hencealthoughtherearesufficienthomestocaterforthisneed,thereisashortfallof13one‐bedroompropertiesand26two‐bedroomproperties,ie39homesaltogether.Thisfigureignoresrequiredtenure.

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2.MarketHousingRequirement

Ofthe112prospectivehouseholdswantingtostayinalocalvillageincludingEffingham,98(87.5%)included‘Buyontheopenmarket(owner‐occupied)’amongthetenurestheywouldseek.DetailedanalysisoftheHRSresponsesshowedthat45%werelikelytomovewithinfiveyears,and57%sought2‐bedroomproperties:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Oneyear 0 5 2 1 8

1to5years 8 21 4 4 37

6to10years 3 16 1 1 21

11to15years 4 14 8 3 29

Notimegiven 1 2 3

TOTAL 16 56 17 9 98

16% 57% 17% 9%

Thenumbersofowner‐occupiedhomesInEffinghamexpectedtobevacatedoverthenext15yearsareasfollows:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bedorover TOTAL

Over15years 1 8 33 65 107

Shortfall/surplus ‐15 ‐48 +16 +56

Thiswouldsuggestarequirementfor63newhomes.HoweveramoreaccuratepictureisgivenbytakingaccountofthoselikelytobuyineitherBookhamorHorsleyratherthanEffingham,usingtheadjustmentmadeinSection1thathouseholdsnamingtwovillagesare50%likelytostayinEffingham,andthosenamingthreeare33%likelytostayinEffinghamThenumberofprospectivehouseholdsdefinitelywantingtobuyhomesforowner‐occupationinEffingham:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Over15years 8 25 7 6 46

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Thenumberofprospectivehouseholdswantingtobuyhomesforowner‐occupationinEffinghamorBookham,orEffinghamorHorsley

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Over15years 3 22 6 2 33

50%inEffingham 2 11 3 1 17

Thenumberofprospectivehouseholdswantingtobuyhomesforowner‐occupationinEffinghamorBookhamorHorsley

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Over15years 5 7 4 1 17

33%inEffingham 2 3 2 1 8

Hencetherequirednumberofowner‐occupiedhomestobuyover15yearsis:1‐bed 8+2+2= 122‐bed 25+11+3= 393‐bed 7+3+2= 124‐bed 6+1+1= 8 TOTAL 71Subtractingthenumberofowner‐occupiedhomesexpectedtobevacatedover15yearsgivestherequirementforadditionalmarkethomesavailabletobuyforowner‐occupation:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bedorover TOTAL

Owner‐occupiedhomesvacated

1 8 33 65 107

Owner‐occupiedhomesrequired

12 39 12 8 71

Shortfall/surplus ‐11 ‐31 +21 +57

Hencealthoughtherearesufficientowner‐occupiedhomestocaterforthisrequirementtobuyontheopenmarketignoringhomesizes,thereisashortfallof11one‐bedroompropertiesand31two‐bedroomproperties,ie42homesaltogether.

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3.AffordableHomesRequirementAn‘affordable’homeisdefinedaseitherahomeinsharedownershipwithaHousingAssociation(iepart‐ownedpart‐rented)orahomerentedfromaHousingAssociationorGuildfordBoroughCouncil.

Ofthe112prospectivehouseholdswantingtostayinalocalvillageincludingEffingham,37(33%)included‘SharedownershipviaaHousingAssociation’and/or‘RentedfromCouncilorHousingAssociation’amongthetenurestheywouldseek.27(24%)ofthemalsoincluded‘Buyontheopenmarket’,sothereisasignificantoverlapbetweenthetwogroups.Thesefiguresshouldbetreatedwithcautionsincemostdidnotprovideincomedetailstoindicatewhetherornottheywouldbeeligiblefor‘affordable’housing.

DetailedanalysisoftheHRSresponsesshowedthat70%werelikelytomovewithinfiveyears:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Oneyear 0 3 2 0 5

1to5years 8 10 3 0 21

6to10years 4 4 0 0 8

11to15years 0 3 0 0 3

TOTAL 12 20 5 0 37

32% 54% 14%

AffordablehomesvacatedinEffinghamovernext15years:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Over15years 2 2 1 0 5

Shortfall/surplus ‐10 ‐18 ‐4 0

Peopleover55wantingaffordablerentwouldhaveaccesstoEffinghamHousingAssociation’sproperties.Justonecoupleover55indicatedaninterestinaffordablerent.

AffordablehousingcannormallyonlybeofferedwithinGuildfordBorough,soitisnotconsideredappropriatetoadjustthesefigurestoallowforsomemovingtoBookham.SimilarlytheprovisionofaffordablehomesinHorsleyisverylimited.ThereforethemaximumrequirementforaffordablehomesinEffinghamis32,including101‐bedroom,182‐bedroomand4threebedroom.Howeversomeofthesehouseholdsmaybuymarkethousing.

Tenprospectivehouseholdsrequiredaffordablehousingbutdefinitelynotmarkethousing:

1‐bed 2‐bed 3‐bed 4‐bed TOTAL

Over15years 5 2 3 0 10

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4.SpecialisthousingQuestionH7aboutthetypeofhousingprospectivehouseholdswouldpreferincludedtwooptionsforadaptedhomes(designedoradaptedforelderlyordisabledpeopleorforwheelchairuse)andtwooptionsforshelteredhousing(withawardenoncallorprovidingextracare).Sixprospectivehouseholdsincludedadaptedhomesamongtheirchoices,fourshelteredhousing,and7includedboth.All17wantedtobuyowner‐occupiedhomes.SixprospectivehouseholdswantedadaptedorshelteredhousinginEffingham,8wantedeitherEffinghamoranotherlocalvillage,and3wantedanyofthethreelocalvillages.ThissuggestsaneedwithinEffinghamforapproximated11adaptedunits(6+4+1)fordisabledorelderlypeople,ifpossiblewithawardenoncall.5.HometyperequiredQuestionH7oftheHRSaskedprospectivehouseholdswhattypeofpropertytheywouldprefer,andallowedmultiplepreferences.Ofthe112prospectivehouseholdswantingtostayinalocalvillageincludingEffingham,66(59%)included‘house’amongtheirpreferredtypeofhouse,44(39%)included‘flat’and48(43%)included‘bungalow’.Lookingjustattheone‐bedroomandtwo‐bedroompropertieswherethereisashortfall,thepreferencesfortypewere:

One‐bedroom Two‐bedroom

TotalHouseholds 22 58

House 11(65%) 31(53%)

Flat 17(77%) 22(38%)

Bungalow 11(65%) 26(45%)

Totalpreferences 39 79

Thesefiguressuggestsomeone‐bedroompropertiesshouldbehousesorbungalows,butthisislikelytobedifficulttoachieveinpractice.Fortwo‐bedroomproperties,cappingthepercentageofflatsat40%islikelytoensuresufficienthousesandbungalowsareprovided.

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6.ConclusionSection2showedthatapproximately42newhomesareneededtomeetthemaximumrequirementforone‐bedroom(11)andtwobedroom(31)owner‐occupiedmarkethomes.Someland‐ownerswishtoincludethreeorfour‐bedroomhomesintheirmix,anditissuggestedthatthisnumberisroundedupto50toallowfor8(16%)largerhomes.Inaddition,Section3showedthatapproximatelytenhouseholdsrequireaffordablehousingratherthanowner‐occupiedhousing.ItisthereforerecommendedthattheminimumtargetfornewhomesinEffinghamshouldbe60overthenext15years.

1‐bed 2‐bed 3or4bed TOTAL

Owner‐occupied 11(22%) 31(62%) 8(16%) 50

Affordable 5(50%) 2(20%) 3(30%) 10

16 33 11 60

27% 55% 18%

45%ofnewhousingongreenfieldsitesof5homesormoremustbe‘affordable’underthelikelyLocalPlan.Hence27ofthesehomesmayneedtobe‘affordable’ratherthan10,dependingonthesitesused.Thiswouldmean17householdsacceptingaffordablehomesinsteadofbuyingontheopenmarket.Since27householdsincludedbothmarkethousingandaffordablehousingintheirchoiceoftenure,thisisnotexpectedtobeaproblem.Analternativeistosetahigheroveralltargetof91newhomes,ensuringthat50markethomesareprovided(55%of91)alongwith41‘affordable’homes.ThiswouldensuresufficientmarkethomestomeettherequirementsofprospectivehouseholdsfromEffingham,aswellascateringforincomerstothevillageandprovidingmoreopportunitiesforthoseinneedofHousingAssociation‘sharedownership’andrentedhomes.ItisthereforerecommendedthatthemaximumtargetfornewhomesinEffinghamshouldbe91overthenext15years.Includedwithinthetargetfigureshouldbeatleast11homesadaptedforelderlyordisabledpeopleorwheelchairusers,preferablywithawardenoncall.Itisrecommendedthatwherepossiblehomesshouldbebuiltaccordingtothe‘lifetimehomes’standardsoastobeaccessibleandeasilyadaptablefordisabledpeoplewhennecessary.Itisrecommendedthatapolicyensuringthatsmallerhomesareasuitablemixofflatsandhousesorbungalowsinaccordancewithsection5isincludedinthedraftNeighbourhoodPlan.

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AppendixA4:SelectionofSupportedSitesforHousingInitiallistofsitesforconsideration

TheinitiallistofsitestobeconsideredforpossiblehousingdevelopmentwasmadeupofsitesincludedinGuildfordBoroughCouncil’sStrategicHousingLandAvailabilityAssessment(SHLAA)togetherwithlandwhichwasnoworhadbeeninthepastsubjecttoaplanningapplication.AcallforavailablesiteswasmadeatthePublicmeetingon14thMarch2015,whichresultedinmoresitesbeingmadeavailableforreviewfromanumberofdifferentsourcesincludinglandowners,residents,andEffinghamResidentsAssociation.

Indesigningaprocesstoevaluatetherelativemeritsofthevarioussitesputforwardfordevelopment,EffinghamParishCouncil(EPC)consultedwithGuildfordBoroughCouncil(GBC)officersexperiencedwithNeighbourhoodPlanningandtheSHLAAtoensureanysuchscreeningprocesswasconsistentwithGBCmethodologies.(15thMay2015).Tothisbasicapproach(thatusedforsiteselectionintheSHLAA)furthercriteriaweredevelopedtoensureresidentconcernsweretakenintoaccount.

TheVillagePlanSteeringCommittee(VPSC),madeupofmembersofEffinghamParishCouncil,meton4thJunetoreviewtheresultsofaConsultationGroupSurveyregardingsiteselectioncriteria.Theoutcomeofthereviewwasappliedtothefinalprocesstobefollowedforthereviewandselectionofsites.ThiswaspresentedatthenextEPCmeetingandpublishedontheVillagePlanwebsite.

Theprimarymodificationtothecriteriaproposedregardedtheissueofchangeoflandfrombusinessandemploymentstatustoresidential.Whilstthesurveyresponsestillshowedmarginalsupportforexcludingsitescurrentlyactiveasemploymentorbusinesscentres,itwasaclearthatalargeproportionofresidents(arounda1/3)feltquiteneutralontheissue.

ItwasagreedthatwhilstEPCshouldnotactivelypursueandencouragesuchachangeinuse,itwouldnotrejectanapproachfromalandownerpurelyonthisbasis.

SevenEPCCouncillors,actingastheSteeringCommitteeinthescreeningprocess,evaluatedthefollowingsites,incommittee.TheParishClerkwasalsopresent.Thisensuredconfidentialityforlandownersandconsistencyinapproachandapplicationofthecriteria.

1. TheHaigPub

2. TheBritishLegion

3. TheYard–WindowsshoponGuildfordRoad

4. Colets

5. NorwoodCarPark

6. TWWhiteCarSales

7. LeewoodPark

8. LyonsField

9. EffinghamLodgeFront/West(A–TheBuiltArea)

10. EffinghamLodgeEastB(Theopencountryside)

11. ChurchStreet(Carehomesite)

12. OrestanPaddock(NorthSite)

13. OrestanPaddock(SouthSite)

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14. OrchardWall(Beechavenue)

15. RoemaKita

16. GroveFields

17. ChapelHillGarden

18. BeechAvenueGap

19. NorwoodRoadBungalow

FirstPhaseofScreening

Allsiteswereinitiallytestedagainstthree‘Showstoppingcriteria’.Thesewere.

1. WasthesitewithinorwithinreasonableproximityoftheSettlementArea?(No=REJECT)

2. Wasthesitecurrentlyavaluedcommunityassetorfacility?(Yes=REJECT)

3. Wasthesiteanexistingandviableplaceofemploymentorbusiness?(YES=Donotencouragechangeofuse–butdonotopposeatfuturedate)

Thosesitespassingthisinitialassessmentwerethendiscussedandscoredagainstmorecriteriathatreflectedtheviewsgatheredwithintheconsultationexercise.Theresultsaresummarizedinthetablebelow(whereGB=GreenBelt).

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SITE SHOWSTOPPERS SCORE DESIGNATIONS Comments NEXTACTION

TheHaig Employment&CommunityAsset

N/A GB/CommunityAsset/Brownfield

Currentlyunsuitableasitisanactiveviablebusiness

Donottakeforwardproactively

British

Legion

Employment&CommunityAsset

N/A GB/CommunityAsset/Brownfield

CurrentlyunsuitableasitisanactiveCommunityAsset

Donottakeforwardproactively

TheYard Employment N/A GB/Brownfield Currentlyunsuitableasitisanactiveviablebusiness

Donottakeforwardproactively

Colets Employment& N/A GB/Brownfield Currentlyunsuitableasitisanactiveviablebusiness

Donottakeforwardproactively

NorwoodCP CommunityAsset N/A GB/CommunityAsset/Brownfield

CurrentlyunsuitableasitisanactiveCommunityAsset

Donottakeforwardproactively

TWWhite Employment N/A GB/Brownfield Currentlyunsuitableasitisanactiveviablebusiness

Donottakeforwardproactively

Leewood

Park

Cleared 20.9 GB/Greenfield/GreenCorridor/GreenGateway

UnlikelytoprogressgivenkeyroleinGreenCorridorandasGreenGateway

Discusswithlandowner

Lyon’sField Cleared 48.8 GB/Greenfield/Infill

IncludeassiteoptioninConsultation

LandownertopresenttoEPC

ELFWESTA Cleared 70.9 GB/Brownfield IncludeassiteoptioninConsultation

LandownertopresenttoEPC

ELFEASTB BeyondSettlement

N/A GB/GreenFieldCAGap/GreenCorridor

UnlikelytoprogressgivenkeyroleinGreenCorridorandasGreenGateway

FormaldesignationasCAGapandGreenCorridorinDraftPlan

ChurchSt. Cleared 54.4 GB/Greenfield/CA/Infill

IncludeassiteoptioninConsultation

LandownertopresenttoEPC

Orestan

North

Cleared 8.4 GB/Greenfield/GreenCorridor

UnlikelytoprogressgivenkeyroleinGreenCorridor

Nottobetakenforward

Orestan

South

Cleared 20.5 GB/Greenfield/GreenCorridor

UnlikelytoprogressgivenkeyroleinGreenCorridor

Nottobetakenforward

Orchard

Walls

Cleared 94.6 GB/Brownfield IncludeassiteoptioninConsultation

LandownertopresenttoEPC

RoemaKita Noclearownership/10‐15yrwindfall

N/A GB/Greenfield/ Potentialwindfallsitelongerterm

Nottobetakenforwardatthisstage

GroveFields TooFarBeyondSettlement

N/A GB/Greenfield/GreenCorridor

UnlikelytoprogressgivenkeyroleinGreenCorridor

Nottobetakenforward

ChapelHill

Garden

Cleared 50.0 GB/Greenfield/CA/Infill

Deliverabilityunclear.Possiblewindfallsite

Nottobetakenforwardatthisstage.

BeechAve.

Gap

Cleared 39.5 GB/Greenfield/GreenCorridor/GreenGateway

UnlikelytoprogressgivenkeyroleinGreenCorridor

Nottobetakenforward

Norwood

RoadB’Low

Cleared 86.3 GB/DevelopedBrownfield

Potentialwindfallsite Landowneravailabilityneedschecking

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FollowingsubsequentdiscussionswithEffinghamResidentsAssociation,afurthermodificationandweightingwasappliedtooverallscoresachieved.ThisentaileddoublingtheweightattachedtoGreenBeltscreeningtoensurethattheruralnatureofthevillagewasconserved.However,giventhatthecriteriaalreadyfavoureddevelopmentofthemoresustainablesiteoptions(aheadofopengreenfieldsites)therelativerankingwasunaffected.

Thefinalsiteselectionscoreswereagreed22ndJune2015,asshownonthetablebelow.

SUITABILITY/SITES

Availablepoints

Weightedpoints

ELFWestA

ChurchSt.

Lyon'sField

OrchardWalls

LeewoodPark

OrestanNorth

OrestanSouth

ChapelHillGarden

BeechAveGap

NorwoodRoad

Previouslydeveloped 10.0 20.0 18.7 2.9 0.0 20.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 9.2 2.5 17.5ImpactonC.A.orheritageasset(Importancetostrategicgaps) 10.0 15.0 9.8 4.9 10.7 14.6 7.3 0.0 7.4 7.5 7.5 14.0Impactonresidentamenity(Purpose&RoleofGreenBelt) 10.0 20.0 13.7 10.3 13.4 18.6 2.0 0.6 2.0 9.5 6.3 14.7DirectAccesstoexits(minimalimpactonLowerRoad,Roundabouts,TheStreet) 10.0 15.0 8.5 12.4 10.9 13.7 7.7 3.2 7.7 7.3 9.5 12.3Archeological/wildlifeimportance(Importancetowildlifecorridors&Gateways) 10.0 20.0 11.0 17.1 9.4 17.7 1.4 3.1 1.4 9.2 4.8 16.2Suitabilityofgeologyofsite 10.0 10.0 9.3 6.7 4.3 10.0 2.1 1.4 2.1 7.3 9.0 11.7 60.0 100.0 70.9 54.4 48.8 94.6 20.9 8.4 20.5 50.0 39.5 86.3

ThefollowingsiteswerethehighestrankingandproposedtoEPCtobesupportedwithintheNeighbourhoodPlan:

• OrchardWalls(BeechAvenue–southofvillage)

• ELFWest(PreviouslybuiltonsectionofEffinghamLodgeFarmtothenortheastofthevillage)

• ChurchStreet(Oldschoolplayingfields–centralportionofthevillage)

• LyonsField(Northernpartofthevillage)

Theabovesitesmeetresidentdemandstoensuredevelopmenttakesplaceonsmallersitesspreadacrossthevillage.Consultations(OnlineConsultationGroupandEffinghamResidentsAssociationSurvey)highlightedhighlevelsofoppositiontolargerscaledevelopments.ThefindingsarealsoconsistentwithGBC’sownSettlementHierarchyandSettlementProfileanalysiswhichconcludeslimiteddevelopmentpotentialforthevillagewhilstmaintainingtheopen,ruralcharacterofEffinghamasaGreenBeltsettlement.

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EffinghamNeighbourhoodPlanCommunityConsultationGroupsurvey‐analysisofresultsintositeselection&screening.

Surveytookplacebetween22nd–27thMay2015,amongst174membersoftheConsultationGroup.63%openedthemailingand66%wentontocompletethesurvey.(72responses)

TheConsultationGroup–whoarethey?

160of174membersareEffinghamresidentswhohaveattendedoneormoreofthepublicconsultationeventsontheVillagePlan.Theyrepresentthemostpassionatemembersofthevillage.AllmembersareverifiedresidentsofEffingham.Theremainingmembershavesignedupviathewebsiteandinputdetailssuchaspostcode.OnlyresponsesfrommemberswithEffinghampostcodesoractivewithinEffinghamresidentorganisationsarecountedwithinthisanalysis,althoughEPCwelcomesbroaderinputfromourneighbours.

HowistheinformationfromthissurveybeingusedbytheSteeringCommittee?

Feedbackandguidancefromresidentsisacriticalcomponentinhelpingthevariousgroupsworkingonparticularareasoftheplantoshapepoliciesthatwillbeincludedwithintheformalconsultationprocess.Inthisinstance,theVPSCsoughtguidancetohelpshapethecriteriatobefollowedforthescreeningofpotentialsitesforhousingdevelopmentalreadyidentifiedfromongoingdiscussionswithresidentsandorganisationswithinthevillage.

Becausepartofoneofthosesiteswasrecentlythesubjectofahighlycontentious,multisiteplanningapplication,VPSCtooktheopportunitytounderstandlikelylevelsofpotentialsupportoroppositiontoincludingpartofthissitewithinanalternativevisionforhousingdevelopmentintheparish.Ifsupportappearedevident,thesmallersitewastobeallowedintotheformalscreeningprocess.

TherefollowsasummaryofthefeedbackgivenbytheConsultationGroup.Thisfeedbackhassubsequentlybeenusedtohelpshapethescreeningprocessforsites.

Q1:Preferenceregardingsizeandnumberofsites

Akeyfindingfromthisfeedbackistheclearpreferenceforalargernumberofsmallerdevelopments.Onbalance,thereisaverystrongpreferencefor4‐6sites(86%ofthegroupsupporting/stronglysupporting),andstrongsupportfor3‐6sites(57%support/stronglysupport)

Thereisalsostrongoppositiontoa‘onelargesite’solution(71%stronglyobject)andmoderateoppositiontoa2‐3‐sitesolution(42%object,25%stronglyobject).

Whilstthenumbersshouldbeviewedwithcaregiventhenatureofthesample,thereisstrongguidancetosupportVPSCattemptingtoidentify3‐6sitesthatcanaccommodatesmallerdevelopments.

KEYAction:VPSCtoidentifyashortlistofsitesthancanmeetthisrequirementandopendiscussionswithlandowners.

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Q2:Sitescreeningcriteria.

Weaskedthegrouptoconsideranumberofstatementsthroughwhichwemightexploretherelativesuitabilityofdifferentsitestoidentifyasmallerlistofcandidatesitesforfurtherexamination.Theresultswereasfollows.

Thereisverystrongsupportfor

• Useofexistingbuiltonareas(82%stronglyagree)(92%stronglyagree/agree)

• Protectinggreenapproachestothevillage(72%stronglyagree)(90%stronglyagree/agree)

• Protectionofwildlifecorridors(59%stronglyagree)(82%)stronglyagree/agree)

• SitesthatlimitcongestionofLRroundaboutsandTheStreet(59%stronglyagree)(82%stronglyagree/agree)

• Protectviews(57%stronglyagree)(92%stronglyagree/agree)

• MinimiseuseofsiteswithinCA(56%stronglyagree)(71%)stronglyagree/agree)

Thereisstrongsupportfor

• Avoidfillingingreengapsandbuildattheedgeofsettlement(48%stronglyagree)(71%stronglyagree/agree)

• Protectionofcommunityassets(46%stronglyagree)(66%stronglyagree/agree)

• Utiliseedgeofvillagelocationsratherthanlosegreenfieldswithinvillage(36%stronglyagree)(64%stronglyagree/agree)

• Weshouldonlyusesitesattheedgeoforadjoiningexistingsettlementarea(30%)stronglyagree(56%stronglyagree/agree)

Peoplearemoreambivalentaboutprotectingplacesofwork/employment(27%stronglyagree)(40%)stronglyagree/agree.Infact,42%peopledisagreewiththisasaconcept.

Conclusions:Strongsupportforseekingsitesthatarecurrentlybuilton,limitimpactonkeyroads,haveminimalimpactonviews,wildlifecorridorsandgreenapproachesandabalanceofsitestoavoidovercrowdingcurrentsettlement/ConservationAreastoensureameasureofprotectionfortheseareaswithoutmakingthemsacrosanct.Inessence,avoidamixwherebyallareeitherwithintheheartofthevillageorattheedgesofexistingsettlement.Theseconsiderationswerereflectedinthedetailedscreeningprocessdecideduponforthesitescreeningexercise.

Q3/Q4–Thiswasusedasanopportunitytogiveresidentstheopportunityagaintohighlightanyspecificconcernsaboutsitesortoidentifysiteswhichmayhavebeenmissed.IdeashavebeenfedbackintotheHousingTaskGroup.Howevertherearenoobviousomissionsfromthosesitesscreened.

Q5:ThequestionofEffinghamLodgeFarm

Thissitewasrecentlypartofamultisiteplanningapplicationforanewschoolandadditional295homesinEffinghamthatwouldhaveresultedina90%increaseinthesettlementarea.Residents,onsecureplanninggrounds,overwhelminglyrejectedtheproposalsthroughconsultationwithGBC.EffinghamResidentsAssociationconductedasurveywhichreinforced/demonstratedthisresponse.

WeaskedourConsultationGrouptoconsiderwhetherutilisingasmallareaofthesite–thatpreviously/currentlybuiltuponandconstitutingpermanentdwellings–wouldbeacceptable.

88%ofrespondentswerereadytosupportsomelevelofdevelopmentontheEffinghamLodgeFarmsite,alongsidesomedegreeofprotectionoftheremainingareaasastrategicgapbetweenvillages/

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ConservationAreas.Developmentshouldbelimitedtoreplacementofexistingbuildings,(Asaguide,inanareaupto25%ofthesiteandamaximum50homes.)70%ofrespondentsarereadytosupportadevelopmentofbetween30‐50homesonthismorelimitedELFsite.

Verbatimcommentsonthisquestion:

Conclusion:ItwouldseemsensibletoincludepartoftheEffinghamLodgeFarmsitewithinthescreeningexercise.Itislikelythatsupportwithinthisactivegroup–wouldreflectthebroaderviewsofthecommunityonthisissue.

Summary

Sitesshouldbescreenedusingthescreeningprocessthatreflectstheabovecriterion.Onbalancewhenreviewingtheoveralloutcomes,mostweightshouldbeattachedtothosecriteriathatseektoconservethegreencharacterofthevillage(byusingbuiltonareas,protectinggreengateways,minimizingimpactinkeyareasofthevillage,protectingwildlifeandpublicamenity).

Thereisalsostrong(majority)supportforusingsitesontheedgeofexistingsettlementaheadoflosinggreensiteswithinthevillage–foramajoritythiswouldactuallybeinpreferencetodevelopmentwithinthecurrentheartofthevillage,andaheadofgreensiteswithinthevillage.

OnthequestionofEffinghamLodgeFarm,thereisaveryclearindicationthatacombinationofalimiteddevelopmentusingbuiltonareas,andconservingthegreenspacewouldbeanacceptablecompromisegoingforward.Only12%ofrespondentswereopposedtoanyformofdevelopmentonthissite.

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AppendixA5:Effingham’sEnvironment(Partiallycompleted) EN1:LocalGreenSpaces

ThesegreenareasqualifyfordesignationasLocalGreenSpacesaccordingtothecriteriasetoutinPara76and77oftheNPPF:

1. KingGeorgeVFields:Asignificantareaofplayingfields,grasslandandwoodlandinthecentreofthevillage.Thelandwaspurchasedin1938byacommitteeofresidents,ledbySirBarnesWallis,andwasincorporatedasacharity(no.305018)in1951withtheobjectiveofprovidingrecreationandleisure‐timeoccupationfortheresidentsoftheparishofEffinghamanditsimmediateneighbourhood.Thelandaddstothecharacterandopennessofthevillage,andisusedforvillageeventsaswellassportingactivitiesandinformalrecreation.

2. BrownsField:Anopenfieldinthemiddleofthevillage’sConservationArea,contributingtothecharacterandopennessofthevillage.ThefieldisusedforrecreationbytheHowardofEffinghamSchool,andbythelocalrugbyclub.Ithashistoricvalueasitwasonceafieldassociatedwithanearbyfarm,areminderofthefactthatEffinghamwasonceaverymodestruralvillagewithopenfarmlandatitsheart.

3. Allotments:Well‐usedbyEffinghamresidentsforgrowingfruitandvegetables,providingrecreationandamenity.Thereisastatutoryrequirementtoprovideallotmentswhereresidentswantthem,makingthisareaarequirementbeyondtheendoftheNeighbourhoodPlanandLocalPlanperiods.

4. GreatRidingsWood:WoodlandbetweenEastHorsleyandEffingham,managedbytheWoodlandTrust.ThewoodwaspurchasedanddonatedtotheTrustbypublicsubscription,remainsopentothepublicforrecreation,andprovidesanimportantwildlifehabitat.

5. EffinghamCommon:AregisteredCommonownedandmanagedbyGuildfordBoroughCouncil,andregisteredasopenaccesslandundertheCROWAct.Thisisoneofthefewcommonswhichstillhascommoners’rightsassociatedwithit,anditprovidesanopenaccessareaforrecreationonfootpathsandbridleways.SurveysshowtheCommonsupportsarichdiversityofwildlife.

6. Bank’sLaneandtheSouthEasternpartofBank’sCommon:registeredasopenaccesslandundertheCROWAct,andprovideimportantaccessibleamenityspaceforEffinghamresidents.Bank’sCommonandBank’sLaneareownedbytheNationalTrustandadjoinimportantNationalTrust‐ownedlandatBookhamCommon.Alltheseareasprovideanimportantwildlifehabitat.

7. ThornetWood:woodlanddesignatedas‘AncientWoodland’,providinganimportantwildlifehabitatandavitalcomponentofvisualbeautytoEffinghamvistas.

8. OldlandsWood:providinganimportantwildlifehabitatandundertheCROWActvoluntarypublicaccessrightscanbecreated,providingimportantaccessibleamenityspaceforEffinghamresidents.OwnedbytheForestryCommission.

9. HorsecloseCopse:woodlanddesignatedas‘AncientWoodland’,providinganimportantwildlifehabitatandundertheCROWActvoluntarypublicaccessrightscanbecreatedprovidingimportantaccessibleamenityspaceforEffinghamresidents.

10. KilnFieldCopse:woodlanddesignatedas‘AncientWoodland’,providinganimportantwildlifehabitatandundertheCROWActvoluntarypublicaccessrightscanbecreatedprovidingimportantaccessibleamenityspaceforEffinghamresidents.

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11. HermitagePlantation:providinganimportantwildlifehabitatandundertheCROWActvoluntarypublicaccessrightscanbecreatedprovidingimportantaccessibleamenityspaceforEffinghamresidents.

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AppendixA6:EffinghamCommunityAssetsPolicyC1aimstoensurethatsitesofcommunityvalueareidentifiedandprotectedforthebenefitoffuturegenerations.TheHousingRequirementsSurvey(HRS)providesevidenceoftheimportanceoftheseassetstothelocalcommunity.

PublicHouses

• SirDouglasHaigPublicHouse

• ThePloughPublicHouse

Thevillage’stwopublichousesprovideimportantsocialvenuesandasHRSQ26(Useofothercommunityfacilities)indicatedtheyareusedatleastoccasionallyby82%ofrespondents.AdditionallyasidentifiedinEconomicPolicestheavailabilityofdiningfacilitiesandovernightaccommodationisvaluedbythebusinesscommunityaswellasresidents.

BothareproposedforinclusionontheLocalPlanningAuthorityRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValue.

ChurchesandChurchHalls

• StLawrenceChurchandHall

• ‘OurLadyofSorrows’CatholicChurch&Hall

• EffinghamMethodistChurch

Thevillage’sthreechurchesprovideanimportantandstrongelementofsocialcohesionbothforworshipersandthewidercommunityandasHRSQ26(Useofothercommunityfacilities)indicatedtheChurchhallsareusedatleastoccasionallyby41%ofrespondents.BothSt.LawrenceChurchandOurLadyofSorrows’CatholicChurchhaveburialgrounds.

AllthreeareproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValue.

CulturalBuildings

• TheParishRoom(OwnedbyGBC,andleasedtoEffinghamParishCouncil)

• TheOldVillageHall

TheParishRoomaswellasprovidingameetingplaceforEffinghamParishCouncilandaccommodationfortheParishClerkalsoservesas:

• AnexhibitionsiteforcollectionofmemorabiliarelatingtoSirBarnesWallaceandhisachievements

• AmeetingvenueandarchivingstoreforEffinghamLocalHistoryGroup

• AmeetingvenueofthecommitteeofEffinghamResidentsAssociation

• AnalternativemeetingplacewhenKGVfacilitiesareexhausted

ItisproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValueincaseGBCdecidetodisposeofitinthefuture.

TheOldVillageHallhasservedasavillagehallandaschool‐roominthepast.ItiscurrentlyoccupiedbyColetsforcommercialusage.Givenitshistoricalconnections,locationandfacilitiesitisproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValue.

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RecreationalVenues

• KGVHall&PlayingFields(OwnedandmanagedbyEffinghamVillageRecreationalTrust,charityregistrationnumber305018)

• Allotments(OwnedandmanagedbyEffinghamParishCouncil)

• EffinghamCommon(OwnedandmanagedbyGuildfordBoroughCouncil)

• CalburnCricketGround(OwnedbyEffinghamVillageRecreationalTrust,charityregistrationnumber305018,occupiedbyEffinghamCricketClub)

TheKGVHallsandPlayingFieldsareEffingham’smostextensivecommunityassetandassuchpolicytowardsthemiscontainedseparatelyinC2

AllotmentshavebeenprovidedbytheParishCouncilsincebefore1940,andhavebeenontheircurrent(third)sitesince1953.Therearecurrently22plots,someletasfullplotsandsomeashalves.

EffinghamCommon(UnderGBCownership)isCommonLandwithintheCommonsAct2006.ItisproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValueincaseGBCdecidetodisposeofitinthefuture.

CalburnCricketGroundhasbeenthehomeofEffinghamCricketClubsince1853andassuchisoneofthevillage’soldestestablishedinstitutions.SituatedonEffinghamCommonitformsoneoftheprimaryassetsoftheEVRTcharity.

LocalShops

NPPF70.Statesthat“Todeliverthesocial,recreationalandculturalfacilitiesandservicesthecommunityneeds,planningpoliciesanddecisionsshould:

●guardagainsttheunnecessarylossofvaluedfacilitiesandservices,particularlywherethiswouldreducethecommunity’sabilitytomeetitsday‐to‐dayneeds;”

TothisenditisproposedtheParadeofShopsonTheStreetshouldremaininretailusageandarethereforeproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValue.

St.LawrencePrimarySchool

StLawrencePrimarySchoolhasplayedasignificantpartinvillagelifesinceitopenedin1857.ThelandfortheschoolwasagifttothevillagebytheEarlofLovelaceinthemid19thcentury,andtheoriginalbuildingwasfundedbyCharlotteStringer,thedaughterofMilesStringer,aformerLordoftheManorofEffinghamEastCourt.Therehavebeensuggestionsthattheprimaryschoolmightmovetoanewsite,andifthisweretohappenthecommunitywouldwishtohavetheopportunityofpurchasingitforcontinuedcommunityuse,possiblyasaFreeSchooltoensuretherecontinuestobeaprimaryschoolinthevillage.ItisthereforeproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValue.

ParishCouncilBurialGround

TheParishCouncilburialgroundliesnexttotheSt.LawrenceChurchburialgroundonChurchStreet.Itisnon‐denominational,butthemajorityoftheareaisconsecrated.

TheBritishLegionHall

TheRoyalBritishLegionbuilttheHallonLowerRoadaftertheFirstWorldWar,andinitsearlyyearsuntilwellaftertheSecondWorldWarithostedannualdinnersandremainedanactivebranchoftheRoyalBritishLegion.Itcontinuestoprovideamembers’socialclub.ItisproposedforinclusionontheRegisterofAssetsofCommunityValue.

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AppendixA7:Effingham’sLocalEconomyEffingham’sLocalEconomy

WheredoesEffinghamgainitwealthandincomefrom?

AsignificantproportionofEffinghamresidentsarewelleducated,professionallyandmanageriallyadvanced.Manyarecommutersthatgeneratewealthandincomeelsewherereturningtheiraffluencetothevillage,employinglocaltradesmanandancillaryworks.[Seesectionattheend‐ONSCensus‐LC7607EWDistancetravelledtoworkbyoccupation]

CommerceandBusinesses

EffinghamParishisremarkablyattractivetobusinessifnotuniversallybusinessfriendly.Itisworthnotingthatthestatement“SiteswhicharecurrentlyactivebusinessesandplacesofworkshouldnotbesupportedforconversiontoresidentialaccommodationwithintheNeighbourhoodPlan.”producedthemostambivalentresponseintheConsultationGroupSurvey.

Byemploymentthelargestindustryintheparishiseducationwith3schoolswhollylocatedintheparishandanotherwhosegroundsfallpartlywithin/bordertheparish.Theschoolpopulationoftheareaswellsbyinexcessof2,500pupilseachschoolday.Thisresultsinconsiderableemploymentofteachersandancillarystaff.Thetwicedailyschoolrunpresentschallengeswithhightrafficlevelsincludinglargecoaches.Parkingbysixthformerspresentspotentialproblemsinsurroundingstreets. School PupilsOnRoll Source Date StLaurence 205 OfstedReport 2012 HowardofEffingham 1582 OfstedReport 2009 StTeresa’s 520 Website 2015 ManorHouse 363 ISIReport 2010

NotwithstandingthistheParishsupportsasurprisingnumberofsmallcompaniesbasedinthevillageanditssurroundinghinterland.

Thisispossiblybecause,initsroleofasadormitoryforLondoncommuters,itisattractivetothoseLondonworkerswhoseekamorecountryresidence;consequentlytheycanaffordlocalservicestoassisttheirliving.Also,thekindofresidentattractedtoEffinghamisinclinedtobeentrepreneurialinahomebasedway,egconsultingservices.

“Hearsay”evidencesuggeststhatEffinghamattractsresidentswithaboveaverageincomesbecauseof:itsproximityofEffinghamJunctionStationwithitsfast(43mins)servicetoLondon,easyaccesstotheM25andonward,goodroadconnectionstotwointernationalAirports(Heathrow[37mins]andGatwick[34mins])

Almosthalfofemployedindividualswithinthevillagetravelinexcessof10kmstotheirplaceofworksocanbeclassedascommuterswith54%ofthesetravellinginexcessof35miles.(seeend‐ONSCensusData‐LC7701EWMethodoftraveltowork(2001specification)bydistancetravelledtowork)

WehaveconductedabriefsurveytoidentifythenumberandscopeofEffinghambusinesses.Thislistlargelyexcludeshomebasedworkers,thoughsomebusinessesthatareessentiallymobilewithanotionalbaseattheowner’shomerelyingupontheInternetareincluded.

Wehaveconsideredbusinessemployers,villageservices,socialising,economyandtransportmovementswithinEffingham,excludingequestrianestablishmentsandelderlyservices.

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Requirementsofbusinesses

Weinterviewedasmallselectionofsuccessfullargerbusinessesthatemploystaff,toestablish;theirviewsonoperatinginEffingham,whatisimportanttothemandhowtheirrequirementsaremet.Asummaryofthosefindingsare:

Housing

Housingforlocallyemployedteachingstaffisnotseenasaseriousproblemasteachersprefertoliveadistancefromtheirschools,althoughhavingeasilycommutableaffordablehousing,particularlyfortheyoungerteachers,isdesirable.

Housinggenerallyisnotnecessarilyimportanttocompaniesastherearemanylocallyresidentpossiblerecruits,butITskillsareimportant.

CommutersintoEffinghamarebyandlargecarusersasevidencedbylowmorningcommutertrafficdisembarkingatEffinghamJunction.

BusinessServices

Asummaryofbusinessrequirementsisasfollows:

CommunicationServices

• Internetservices.Agoodhighspendserviceisessential.MostfindthelocallyavailableBTInfinitymeetstheirneedsatpresent,theextensionoftheVirginCableServicewouldenhancecompetitionlocally;

• MobilephoneservicesarefoundtobesporadicforsomeparticularlyEEusers,Vodaphoneusersaregenerallyhappier.Howeverthoseinsidebuildingswithflintwallsdofindthesignalhardtoreceive;

LogisticalServices

• RegularRoyalMaildeliveriesmustbemaintained;

• AnefficientPostOffice,particularlyforparcels.LossoftheSubPostOfficehasbeenmitigatedbythetransferofthegreaterpartofitsfacilitiestoaworkstationintheVillageMarket.Initialexperiencesuggeststhatthishasbeensuccessfulanditishopedthatprofitabletradingwillleadtothecontinuationoftheservice.

• TherecentchangeinthePostOfficeownershipisregardedasagreatimprovement.

• TheHermescollectionpointinSibley’siswelcomeprovidinganalternateparcelservice;

• Efficientcourierservices;

• Local‘bitsandpieces’ofhardwareandstationaryitemsofa‘musthavetoday’nature;

• ThepoorenforcementofLocalweightlimitsisseenasdetrimentaltothereputationofbusinesses.

CateringandAccommodationServices

• Caféservicesforstaff.Thelocalbakeryservicesareregardedassatisfactory;

• Goodlocalpubforbusinesslunches.

• LocalovernightaccommodationisfoundusefulatTheSirDouglasHaig;

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Transport

• ConvenienttransporttoandfromthestationwouldbeattractiveforemployeesandLondonbasedbusinessvisitors;

• Parkingforincomingstaffifnotavailableattheemploymentpremises.Thosebusinesseswithoutparkinghavetoparkontheroadsandcaninconvenienceotherbusinesses,forinstancesometeachersandstafffromStLawrenceSchoolparkinChurchStreet,inconveniencingtheMultipowerbusiness.

• Theprovisionofdualuseparkingwhereresidentsallowtheuseofdrivespacebybusinesscommuter’sisworthyofconsideration.

• WhilstEffinghamdoesnothaveitsownpetrolfillingstationadequateprovisionisavailablefromneighbouringLowerBookhamandEastHorsely.BothhaveassociatedconveniencestoresthatsupplementtheVillageMarketbyprovidingextendedhours.

GenerallythebusinesspeopleinterviewedfeltthatEffinghamhadeverythingthattheyneededalthoughtraffic,congestionandspeedingareofconcern.ParkinginLowerRoadwasparticularlyregardedasanissueandacontributortocongestion.

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ThesurprisinglynumerousbusinessesinthecentralclusterofEffinghaminclude: Badgers farm, equestrian and farm food supplies J S Electrics, repair Brian Hendry, architect Gibbs Butchers British Legion Upper Leewood farm businesses Colletts, pile boring Surrey Tree Care Cornwell (Home Barn Property) Parker & Co, hardware Cornwell Business Consultants Village Market & PO EVRT Hairdresser IBL, lighting Structural Steels Maise GDP Mike Farqueson, plumber TW White Multipower, garden equipment supply & service 4 schools Nation Care, windows (old PO) Leewood farm businesses Other David Belsham garden businesses Finestra Parish Council Sibleys, newsagent The Haigh Whiteman, builders’ The Plough Surrey Cleaners Vineries café Chimney Solutions Vineries nursery Surrey Forestry Weston Scarves, on-line retail EHA Weston Scarves, wholesale Golf Club Stanbrook & Nicholson, windows The developer based in the Lodge Emporium, at the Vineries Be in the Kitchen W Yelding, tarmac, 61 Calvert Road Eddie Keet Tarmac, 67 Calvert Rd Britmac Civil Engineering Children’s Nursery, at Lodge farm ThebusinessesintheDunleyHillCourtofEffinghaminclude:Ranmore Wines Lightwarare Vis Eng Ltd Best Electrical Ranmore Consulting Checkpoint Systems (UK) Ltd Iberian International Designer Contracts Athenian Tankers (UK) ltd BNATHLETE Studio Just for Tiny People Veritas Just Champagne FPCR Environment Instoremedia ThebusinessesintheRanmoreareaofEffinghaminclude:Auto Imagination: Engineering. Furniture manufacture

John Nalson: Accountant.

David Owens: Ornamental ironwork blacksmith Ceramic Restorations: Dental implant engineer. Laser Motor Services: Vehicle bodywork repairs and vehicle restoration.

Objectify: Up-cycling furniture and architectural restorations.

Dan Mayo: Supercar mechanic Mike Spencer: Process control software engineer. Andrew Allsopp: Exhibition and conferencing video displays.

Wheatley Woodlands: Woodland management.

Best Electrical: Commercial and residential electrical engineers.

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LC7701EW Method of travel to work (2001 specification) by distance travelled to work

Area Effingham

Table Population : All usual residents aged 16 and over in employment the week before the census Unit : Person, Count

All categories: Distance travelled to work

Less than 10km

10km to less than 30km

30km and over

Work mainly at or from home Other

All categories: Method of travel to work (2001 specification)

1,342 384 415 186 222 135

Work mainly at or from home 222 0 0 0 222 0

Train, underground, metro, light rail, tram, bus, minibus or coach

175 15 27 121 0 12

Driving a car or van 812 292 361 57 0 102

All other methods of travel to work i 133 77 27 8 0 21

© Office for National Statistics (ONS)

CommuteDistance

<10km

10‐<30

30+

Home

Other

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LC7607EW Distance travelled to work by occupation

Area Effingham

Table Population : All usual residents aged 16 and over in employment the week before the census Unit : Person, Count

All categories: Occupation

1. Managers, directors and senior officials

2. Professional occupations

3. Associate professional and technical occupations

4. Administrative and secretarial occupations

5. Skilled trades occupations

6. Caring, leisure and other service occupations

7. Sales and customer service occupations

8. Process, plant and machine operatives

9. Elementary occupations

All categories: Distance travelled to work

1,342 257 287 193 148 144 138 54 37 84

Less than 10km

384 53 63 32 53 35 66 24 7 51

10km and over 601 139 159 103 68 31 41 26 16 18

Work mainly at or from home

222 54 47 35 25 23 21 4 8 5

Other 135 11 18 23 2 55 10 0 6 10 © Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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AppendixA8:ScheduleofEvidenceEffinghamSpecificEvidenceDocumentsVillageDesignStatement(SupplementarydocumentSD1)

HousingRequirementsSurvey‐SummaryofResponses(SupplementarydocumentSD2)

GuildfordBoroughCouncilEvidenceDocumentsGuildfordBoroughLocalPlan2003

StrategicHousingLandAvailabilityAssessment(SHLAA),updatedMay2014

WestSurreyStrategicHousingMarketAssessment,SummaryReport,December2014

GuildfordLandscapeCharacterAssessment&Guidance,Volume1:RuralAssessment,January2007

GuildfordBoroughSettlementHierarchy,May2014

GuildfordBoroughSettlementProfiles,July2013

ThamesBasinHeathsSpecialProtectionArea,AvoidanceStrategy2009‐2016