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51 Blackmore Crescent Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5NR

PLAN/2026/0025HouseholderRefused

Refused on 11 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a rear outbuilding.

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canalside
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 51 Blackmore Crescent Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5NR. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 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.

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. Due to its scale, the outbuilding would result in a cramped form of overdevelopment which does not respect or pay due regard to the character of its surroundings. Furthermore, the resulting dwelling would deviate from the established pattern of development. The proposal is therefore contrary to Development Management Policies policy DM9: Ancillary Accommodation (2016), CS21: Design of the Woking Core Strategy (2012) and the guidance at Chapter 12 of the NPPF (2024).
  2. By reason of the scale and facilities proposed within the detached annexe, the proposal is tantamount to the creation of a self-contained new dwelling and therefore, in the absence of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure contributions towards mitigation measures, the Local Planning Authority is unable to determine that the net additional dwelling would not have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area, either alone or in combination with other plans and projects in relation to urbanisation and recreational pressure effects, contrary to The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (the "Habitats Regulations"), saved Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan 2009, Policies CS8 and CS17 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012) and the Updated Thames Basin Heath Avoidance Strategy (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 5NR
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 Brigade Place Caterham Surrey CR3 5ZU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
15
Constraints
9

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    25 Dec

    Erection of a single storey front extension.

    RefusedHouseholderPLAN/2025/0951

Source: Woking

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