4 Larchwood Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8XB

1. 1.The proposed development would represent a cramped and contrived overdevelopment of the site as evidenced by; i) The design, scale and form of the resultant dwelling not being subordinate to nor reflective of that of the existing property and consequently being uncharacteristic of the prevailing form of development in the area and visually unbalancing the pair of semi-detached properties. This would be significantly to the detriment of the character of the area. ii) The proposed development failing to incorporate sufficient parking for a four-bedroom dwelling contrary to the minimum on-site vehicle parking spaces required per dwelling. It has therefore not been sufficiently demonstrated by the applicant that the proposals would not directly give rise to additional pressures for on-street parking in the local area to the detriment of the amenities of existing residents. iii) The necessity for obscure glazing in the side-facing dormer window serving a habitable room, the limited outlook from the ground floor bedroom and the creation of a bedroom which fails to meet the national standards of accommodation, resulting in a harmful impact on the living conditions of the present and future occupiers of the property. REHOUZ - Refused - HOU - decision The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies CS18 and CS21 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), the Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight SPD (2022), the Woking Design SPD (2015), the Parking Standards (2018) and the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GU21 8XB

Date validated

11 December 2025