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291 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TU

PLAN/2026/0093HouseholderRefused

Refused on 31 March 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a rear outbuilding.

Received
7 February 2026
Ward
Canalside
  1. Received7 Feb
  2. Validated7 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target4 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 291 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TU. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Woking's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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. The proposed outbuilding by reason of its floor area of over 30 sq.m, its internal layout, number of rooms proposed and pre-existing pedestrian access facility from the west of the site taken from the adjacent footpath to the rear (north-west) would enable someone (regardless of them being a relative or otherwise connected party to the applicant) to occupy the outbuilding with no reliance, connection or day to day interaction with the main dwelling notwithstanding the proposed room uses as indicated on the drawings. In this regard it has not been demonstrated that the proposal would be genuinely ancillary to the occupation of the main house or its curtilage. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the 'Ancillary accommodation' element of Policy DM9 'Flats above shops and ancillary accommodation' of the Development Management Policies DPD (2016).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 5TU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 February 2026
Consultation expiry
4 March 2026
Consultation end
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 March 2026
Target decision date
4 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6010130
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 19 August 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
11

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
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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