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The Print Works St Johns Lye St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7RS

PLAN/2026/0091Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 22 April 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed redevelopment of the site to provide a Class E (g)(i-iii) building, comprising one unit, following demolition of the existing Print Works building and ancillary storage outbuilding on the site, with access and parking to the front of the site.

Received
27 February 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
St Johns
Agent
cda ltd
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Print Works St Johns Lye St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7RS. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the St John's, Woking conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across St Johns. 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. By reason of the increased level of bulk and mass along with its proximity to the shared side boundary, the proposed building would cause a significant harmful overbearing effect and consequent loss of outlook from the entire rear amenity space of Holly Cottage. The proposed development would, therefore, significantly harm the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of this neighbouring property contrary to Policy CS21 of the Woking Core Strategy 2012, the Council's Supplementary Planning Documents 'Design' 2015 and 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' 2022, and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 (most notably paragraph 135(f)).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 7RS
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation end
20 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 March 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
cda ltd
Agent address
29A Park Road WOKING Surrey GU22 7BX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
43
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Basingstoke CanalPart of the site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Edbrooke House, 11-13 St John's Road, St John's, GU21 7SERegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.

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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