88 Arthurs Bridge Road Woking Surrey GU21 4NR

1. 1.The proposed rear dormer window, by reason of its scale and form, would result in an incongruous and unduly dominant addition to the roofscape and would be visible from the surrounding public realm, most notably from Kirby Road to the north (in the gap between Willow End and Kirby Cottage) whereby its whole form would be publicly visible. The proposed rear dormer window would consequently appear significantly detrimental to the attractive character and appearance of the late Victorian host dwelling, and it would fail to respect and make a positive contribution to the street scene and the character of the area in which it would be situated and also fail to provide a positive benefit in terms of townscape character. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policies CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's Landscape and Townscape', the 'Residential extensions' section of Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 'Design' (2015) and the provisions of Section 12 'Achieving well-designed places' of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2024) (most notably paragraph 135).
2. 2.By reason of its scale and form, in combination with its proximity to the rear (west) boundary of the site, the proposed rear dormer window would have an overbearing impact for neighbours to the rear (west), most notably to Kirby Cottage, Kirby Road. Additionally, due to the size and positioning of the proposed first floor rear (west) elevation Juliet balcony and the second floor rear (west) Juliet balcony and window within the proposed rear dormer, the proposed development would result in significant harmful overlooking and a loss of privacy for neighbours to the rear (west), in particular to Kirby Cottage, Kirby Road and its private rear garden area. The proposal would therefore represent an unneighbourly form of development which would significantly harm the amenities of adjacent and nearby occupiers to the rear (west) contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS21 'Design', Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' (2022) and 'Design' (2015) and the provisions of Section 12 'Achieving well-designed places' of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2024) (most notably paragraph 135).
3. 3.The proposed development, by reason of its increased floor space and number of bedrooms, would fail to deliver sufficient on-site parking space and would fail to provide a suitable area of private amenity space suitable for family accommodation. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS21 'Design', Supplementary Planning Document (SPDs) 'Parking Standards' (2018) and 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' (2022) and the provisions of Section 12 'Achieving well-designed places' of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2024) (most notably paragraph 135).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GU21 4NR

Application type

Householder

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

3 November 2025

Consultation expiry

4 December 2025

Neighbour consultation end

4 December 2025

Target decision date

29 December 2025

Agent

James Williamson Architects

Architect profile

JAMES WILLIAMSON ARCHITECTS LTD

Agent address

1907 West Marches 2 Victoria Way Woking GU21 6EW

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

23

Constraints

10