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Rivey Cottage 92 Old Woking Road West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6HU

PLAN/2025/0773HouseholderRefused

Refused on 3 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolition of existing rear conservatory and front garage. Erection of a front extension with front porch. Construction of an additional two storeys. Alterations to fenestration and materials.

Received
8 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pyrford
Agent
Aspire Architecture & Surveying Ltd
  1. Received8 Oct
  2. Validated8 Oct
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Rivey Cottage 92 Old Woking Road West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6HU. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Pyrford. We hold 285 applications in total for the KT14 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 the proposed bulk, massing, and design would result in a cramped and contrived form of development and an overdevelopment of the site. The proposal would constitute poor design and would result in a significantly harmful impact on the character of the surrounding area and would fail to respect and make a positive contribution to the street scene and the character of the area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policies CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's Landscape and Townscape', The West Byfleet Neighbourhood Development Plan BE1 'Development Character', Supplementary Planning Document 'Design' (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its scale, bulk, massing, siting and placement of window openings, would result in a harmful overbearing impact and a perception of overlooking, for the neighbours at Rivey Lodge to the significant detriment of their residential amenity. The proposal would therefore represent an unneighbourly form of development and would be contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS21 'Design', Supplementary Planning Documents 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' (2022) and 'Design' (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  3. The proposed development would fail to deliver areas of private amenity space suitable for family accommodation by reason of the excessive scale of the proposed dwelling, to the detriment of the amenities of future occupants. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS21 'Design', Supplementary Planning Document 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' SPD (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
KT14 6HU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 October 2025
Consultation expiry
31 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
31 October 2025
Target decision date
3 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Aspire Architecture & Surveying Ltd
Architect profile
ASPIRE ARCHITECTURE & SURVEYING LTD
Agent address
Office 3, Richmond House Forsyth Road Sheerwater Woking GU21 5SB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6003976
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 March 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
22
Constraints
9

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.

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