12 Newsham Road Woking Surrey GU21 3LA
Refused on 22 April 2026
Proposal
Retrospective application for a rear outbuilding, erection of decking area and relocation of the boundary fence including change of use of amenity land to residential.
- Received
- 18 February 2026
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Woking Borough Council
- Ward
- Goldsworth Park
- Agent
- MB Architecture
- ReceivedReceived18 Feb
- ValidatedValidated18 Feb
- Consult.Consultation10 Mar
- TargetTarget Date15 Apr
- DecidedDecided22 Apr
Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 12 Newsham Road Woking Surrey GU21 3LA. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Woking's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Goldsworth Park. 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
- The development, by reason of the bulk, massing, appearance and siting of the outbuilding, results in a building which is an incongruous feature within the street scene and fails to respect and make a positive contribution to the character of the host dwelling and the surrounding area contrary to policies CS21 and CS24 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Supplementary Planning Document Woking Design (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
- The development results in a private, rear amenity space which is below the requirement for the size of the host dwellinghouse, is indicative of an overdevelopment of the site, is not in keeping with the prevailing grain of development in the area and fails to provide adequate private amenity space for the occupiers of the dwelling contrary to policy CS21 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Supplementary Planning Document Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU21 3LA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 10 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 10 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- MB Architecture
- Agent address
- Unit 5.04D Crown House One Crown Square Woking GU21 6HR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
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.
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© 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.
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