110 Westfield Road Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9QP

1. 1.The proposed two-storey detached garage by reason of its siting, scale, design, and appearance, is considered to result in a contrived, incongruous, and overtly dominant addition to the rear garden of the property, that would result in harm to the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and surrounding area, in which there are no comparable examples of such two-storey backland garaging. The proposals if allowed may set an undesirable precedent for future developments which in turn would further contribute toward the erosion of the identifiable character of the street in which this type of development is notably absent. The proposals as submitted therefore fall contrary to the advice contained within the SPD Design (2015), the provisions of the Woking Core Strategy (2012) Policies CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's Landscape and Townscape', Policy DM10 of the Woking Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (2016), Supplementary Planning Document 'Design' (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
2. 2.The proposed two-storey garage by reason of its resultant height, positioning, and location of the dormer windows and rooflights (none of which are indicated as restricted) in relation to the neighbouring properties to the east and north-west, no.108 Westfield Road and no.23 Honeypots Road respectively would give rise to significant harm to the occupants of no.108 Westfield Road and no.23 Honeypots Road by reason of direct and perceived overlooking and loss of privacy toward the rear garden areas of no.108 Westfield Road and no.23 Honeypots Road. The proposed development would therefore significantly and severely diminish the amenity of no.108 Westfield Road and no.23 Honeypots Road to the detriment of the respective occupiers of these properties. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy CS21 'Design' of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD's) Design (2015) and Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight (2022) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GU22 9QP

Application type

Householder

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

19 February 2026

Consultation expiry

12 March 2026

Consultation end

12 March 2026

Neighbour consultation end

12 March 2026

Target decision date

16 April 2026

Agent

MJH Architects

Architect profile

MJH ARCHITECTS LIMITED

Agent address

4 Rookswood Alton Alton GU34 2LD

Statutory period

56 days

Comments

0

Documents

20

Constraints

10