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39 Oakridge West End Woking Surrey GU24 9PJ

25/1180/FFURefused

Refused on 23 December 2025

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a two storey side extension.

Received
10 November 2025
Ward
Bisley & West End
  1. Received10 Nov
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 43 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a two storey side extension at 39 Oakridge West End Woking Surrey GU24 9PJ. Surrey Heath has handled 2,305 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 136 applications across Bisley & West End. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the GU24 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed two-storey side extension, by reason of the combination of its height, width, and forward projection, would result in a visually dominant and incongruous addition that would fail to the respect the character and appearance of the host dwelling and wider surrounding area, with its harm exacerbated by reason of its prominence within the street scene. In addition, by reason of its siting, height and width, it would result in an unneighbourly addition that would appear overbearing and result in a loss of light to the primary outdoor amenity area of the occupiers at No.47 Oakridge, harming the enjoyment of their outdoor amenity. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012, DH1 of the emerging Local Plan 2019-2038, principles 8,1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017, and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU24 9PJ
Parish
West End Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Rowan Speed

Appeal history

6003320
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 March 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Surrey Heath

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