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39 Hawthorn Road Woking Surrey GU22 0BD

PLAN/2025/0856HouseholderRefused

Refused on 9 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of a two storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey side extension.

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Heathlands
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 39 Hawthorn Road Woking Surrey GU22 0BD. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Woking's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Heathlands. 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 two-storey side extension by reason of design and positioning under 1 metre from the north- eastern boundary of the site combined with its full unbroken two-storey depth would result in the creation of an unsatisfactory visual terracing effect, uncharacteristic of the pattern and grain of development in the streetscene contributing toward the erosion of spaciousness in the street, resulting in harm to the character and appearance of the area. Furthermore, the proposed two-storey side extension when taken in conjunction with the recently implemented scheme for the erection of a part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension subject of application PLAN/2025/0075 (permitted 02.04.2025) would create a two-storey "wraparound" addition to the property which would overwhelm the simple original scale and form of the dwelling. The proposed two-storey side extension would therefore fail to represent a suitably secondary and subservient addition to the dwelling, thereby resulting in further harm to the character and appearance of the area. The proposals as submitted therefore fall contrary to the advice contained within the SPD Design (2015), the provisions of the Woking Core Strategy (2012) Policies CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's Landscape and Townscape', Supplementary Planning Document 'Design' (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  2. By combined reason of its size and the facilities within the proposed two-storey side extension, which would allow someone (regardless of them being a relative or otherwise connected party to the applicant) to occupy the outbuilding with no reliance, connection or day to day interaction with the main dwelling, it has not been demonstrated that the proposal would be genuinely ancillary to the occupation of the main house, and as such it is contrary to the 'Ancillary accommodation' element of Policy DM9 'Flats above shops and ancillary accommodation' of the Development Management Policies DPD (2016).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU22 0BD
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Consultation expiry
5 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 December 2025
Target decision date
12 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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