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206 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TY

PLAN/2024/0897HouseholderRefused

Refused on 22 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a first floor side and rear extension to accommodate a new annexe with external staircase.

Received
11 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
13
Ward
Canalside
Agent
Nigel Rose Architects
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 376 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 206 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TY. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 376 days, 46 weeks longer than Woking's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Canalside. We hold 1,553 applications in total for the GU21 postcode area.

83% of full applications at Woking Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development by reason of its size, bulk, scale, design and appearance is a disproportionate, dominating and visually incongruous addition to the host dwelling which fails to respect the character of the host dwelling and surrounding area. Furthermore, the proposal would fail to respect the prevailing pattern, grain and character of development in the surrounding area. The proposal would therefore impact unacceptably on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area, contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policies CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's Landscape and Townscape', Supplementary Planning Document 'Design' (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  2. The first floor extension, by reason of its scale, bulk, massing and siting and the inclusion of an external staircase would constitute an un-neighbourly form of development and would result in a significantly harmful and unacceptable loss of light, overbearing, overlooking and loss of privacy impact on neighbouring occupiers to the detriment of their residential amenity. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS21 'Design', Supplementary Planning Document 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  3. The resulting proposed self-contained annexe, by reason of its scale, facilities and separation from the main dwelling, would be capable of independent occupation and would have all the facilities required for day-to- day independent occupation. It has not been demonstrated that the proposal would be a genuine freestanding ancillary unit to the main dwelling. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Development Management Policies DPD (2016) policy DM9 'Flats above shops and ancillary accommodation'.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 5TY
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2024
Consultation expiry
5 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 January 2025
Target decision date
5 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Nigel Rose Architects
Agent address
Sterling House Stroudley Road Basingstoke RG24 8UG United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
26
Constraints
10

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.

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