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266 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TX

PLAN/2025/0943Modification of Conditions / Planning P.Refused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 6 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of PLAN/2025/0187. (Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension, part single, part two storey side extension and part two storey, part single storey front extension and front porch, following partial demolition of existing garage.) To allow for a partial infill first floor extension, alterations to rear roof form, stone cils, headers and juliet balconies.

Received
12 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Canalside
Agent
Nigel Rose Architects
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target6 Feb
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 266 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TX. Woking has handled 280 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Canalside. We hold 1,553 applications in total for the GU21 postcode area.

94% of conditions 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 proposal would, by reason of its scale, bulk, mass and form, result in a significantly larger dwelling which would be inappropriate in scale and form to the site and its surroundings and detrimental to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. The proposed development would also fail to respect and make a positive contribution to the street scene and the character of the area in which it would be situated. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policies CS21 and CS24 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), and Supplementary Planning Document Design (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF 2024).
  2. By reason of its scale, depth, bulk and proximity to the shared boundary with No.264 Albert Drive the proposal (where projecting beyond the rear elevation of No.264) would give rise to a significant harmful sense of enclosure and be overbearing in the outlook at the rear of No.264 Albert Drive. This would be significantly harmful to the amenities of the existing and future occupiers of No.264 Albert Drive. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CS21 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Supplementary Planning Documents Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF 2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 5TX
Application type
Modification of Conditions / Planning P.
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent
Nigel Rose Architects
Agent address
Sterling House Stroudley Road Basingstoke RG24 8UG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6005329
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 July 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
16
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.

Source: Woking

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