2 Carters Lane Cottages Carters Lane Old Woking Woking Surrey GU22 8JQ

1. 1.The proposed development is for the erection of a new detached building which does not fall within any of the exceptions to inappropriate development in the Green Belt (and, although it would be a normal domestic adjunct to the host dwellinghouse, when treated as such it would nonetheless represent the extension or alteration of a building which would result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building) and therefore constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt, which is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. Furthermore the proposed development would lead to a loss of openness of the Green Belt by reason of its positioning and its scale and massing. No very special circumstances have been advanced which would clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and loss of openness, nor is it considered that such very special circumstances would exist in this instance. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy CS6 'Green Belt' of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM13 'Buildings in and adjacent to the Green Belt' of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (DMP DPD) (2016) and Section 13 'Protecting Green Belt land' of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2024) (most notably paragraphs 153 and 154).
2. 2.By combined reason of its scale and positioning forwards of, parallel to, and within close (indeed almost immediate) proximity of, the front elevation of the host dwellinghouse the proposed front car port would result in an overtly cramped and contrived appearance to the site frontage, representing an overly prominent and incongruous feature in public views from Carters Lane to the north (a Public Right of Way - Bridleway 64) which would dominate, and detract from, views of the host dwellinghouse. The positioning and scale of the proposed front car port would also result in the further urbanisation of the site, adversely affecting the rural character and appearance of the surrounding area and undermining the legibility, and thus the significance, of the locally-listed semi-detached pair of Nos.1 and 2 Carters Lane Cottages as a "Late C19 pair of cottages. Formerly cottages associated with sewage works", the proposed development providing no benefits which would outweigh the loss of significance of the non-designated heritage asset. As such, the proposed development is contrary to Policies CS20 'Heritage and conservation', CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's landscape and townscape' of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM20 'Heritage assets and their settings' of the Development Management Policies DPD (2016), the 'Residential extensions' section (9D) of Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Design (2015), SPD The List of Locally Listed Heritage Assets ('The Local List') (December 2025) and the provisions of Sections 12 'Achieving well-designed places' and 16 'Conserving and enhancing the historic environment' of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2024) (most notably paragraphs 131 and 216).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GU22 8JQ

Application type

Householder

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

28 October 2025

Consultation expiry

10 December 2025

Neighbour consultation end

10 December 2025

Target decision date

23 December 2025

Agent

CNJ Construction Consultants

Agent address

142 Send Road Send GU23 7HN

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

13

Constraints

19