139 Lovelace Drive Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8RZ

1. 1.The total enlargement (being the proposed enlargement/single storey rear extension together with the previous enlargements to which it would be joined, those being the two storey side extension to the south-eastern side (part of which projects at two storey level beyond the original two storey rear elevation of the dwellinghouse), and the single storey rear extension, which were constructed pursuant to planning permission refs: 82/0304 and PLAN/1996/0522 respectively) would fail to comply with paragraph A.1(ja) of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) because the total enlargement would: (i) have a single storey and (i) extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by more than 4 metres in the case of a detached dwellinghouse (it would extend by 5.7 metres) and (ii) exceed 4 metres in height (the previous two storey side extension - ref: 82/0304 - measures 6.7 metres in height) contrary to paragraph A.1(f)(i) and A.1(f)(ii); (ii) have more than a single storey (the previous two storey side extension - ref: 82/0304 - has more than a single storey) and extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by more than 3 metres (it would extend by 5.7 metres) contrary to paragraph A.1(h)(i); (iii) be within 2 metres of the boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse (the previous two storey side extension and single storey rear extension), and the height of the eaves of the enlarged part would exceed 3 metres (the previous two storey side extension - ref: 82/0304 - has an eaves height of 5.4m) contrary to paragraph A.1(i); and (iv) extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse (the south-eastern side elevation), and would (i) exceed 4 metres in height (the previous two storey side extension - ref: 82/0304 - measures 6.7 metres in height), (ii) have more than a single storey (the previous two storey side extension - ref: 82/0304 - has more than a single storey) and (iii) have a width (of 6.5 metres) greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse (10.0 metres) contrary to paragraph A.1(j)(i), A.1(j)(ii) and A.1(j)(iii). As such, the proposed enlargement/single storey rear extension would not qualify as permitted development ('PD') within the scope of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), and therefore express planning permission would be required (through the submission of a householder planning application).
2. 2.Due to the existence of condition 04 of planning permission ref: PLAN/1996/0522 ('Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension') dated 15.08.1996 which prevents the formation of windows or other openings in the south (facing No.137) flank elevation(s) at ground and first floor level without the consent in writing of the Borough Planning Officer, the proposed removal of an existing ground floor level window (serving a utility room) within the side (south-east) elevation of the dwellinghouse and its replacement with a pedestrian door within the same position would not qualify as permitted development ('PD') within the scope of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), and therefore express planning permission would be required (through the submission of a householder planning application).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GU22 8RZ

Application type

Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

20 October 2025

Target decision date

15 December 2025

Agent

Victoria Page Architecture

Agent address

27 Hermitage Woods Crescent WOKING GU21 8UE United Kingdom

Statutory period

56 days

Comments

0

Documents

7

Constraints

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