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Milestones Pyrford Road Woking Surrey GU22 8UP

PLAN/2025/0849Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 19 May 2026

3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a first floor side extension and single storey rear extension and change of use from a 6-bedroom C4 HMO to a 10-person House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis use)

Received
15 January 2026
Public comments
46
Ward
Pyrford
Agent
Paddington Planning
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 124 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Milestones Pyrford Road Woking Surrey GU22 8UP. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 124 days, 10 weeks longer than Woking's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Pyrford. We hold 747 applications in total for the GU22 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 House of Multiple Occupation, by reason of the inadequate size and quality of communal facilities, would fail to provide acceptable living conditions as it would create an unacceptably cramped and poor residential environment, to the detriment of the amenities of current and future occupants. The proposal is therefore contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS21 'Design', Woking Development Management Policies DPD (2016) policy DM11 'Sub-divisions, Specialist Housing, Conversions and Loss of Housing', Supplementary Planning Document 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  2. In the absence of sufficient information to adequately demonstrate that the effect of the proposed increased occupancy on the parking conditions in the area would be acceptable in relation to the secure the safe function of the local road network and the impact of on-road parking on highway safety, the proposal would be contrary to policies CS18 and CS21 of the Core Strategy (2012), policies BE1 and BE2 of the Pyrford Neighbourhood Plan (2017) and Sections 9 and 12 of the NPPF (2024).
  3. In the absence of a Legal Agreement or other appropriate mechanism to secure contributions towards mitigation measures, it cannot be determined that the proposed development would not have a significant impact on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area, contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) policy CS8 'Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Areas', the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area Avoidance Strategy (2022), saved policy NRM6 of the South East Plan (2009) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (SI No. 490 - the "Habitats Regulations").

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU22 8UP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation end
4 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 February 2026
Target decision date
12 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Paddington Planning
Agent address
7 Aspen Grove Paddington Warrington WA1 3ET

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
66
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.

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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