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Ewhurst Horsell Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4UJ

PLAN/2026/0198HouseholderRefused

Refused on 6 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Replacement dual-pitched roof with rear facing box dormer to create habitable accommodation at second floor level. Alterations to fenestration casements and new first floor side (north) facing window.

Received
11 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Horsell
Agent
Academy Design Services Ltd
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated11 Mar
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target6 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Ewhurst Horsell Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4UJ. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across Horsell. 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 replacement roof and associated flat roof rear dormer extension, by combined reason of their size, height, positioning, design, bulk and massing would result in an unduly dominating and incongruous extension to the property which would result in the creation of a residential dwelling which has been overly and uncharacteristically extended at roof level. The extensions would in this regard fail to respect the form and character of the existing building; which is characterised by a longitudinally designed roof as per the prevailing roof design in the street. The proposed replacement roof, including rear roof dormer enlargement would therefore fail to respect and make a positive contribution to the street scene and the character of the area within which they would be situated, contrary to Woking Core Strategy (2012) Policies CS21 'Design' and CS24 'Woking's Landscape and Townscape', the 'Residential extensions' section of Supplementary Planning Document 'Woking Design' (2015) and Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2024) (particularly paragraph 135).
  2. No information/assessment has been submitted with the planning application to demonstrate that any additional overshadowing of, and any consequent loss of radiation to, the solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at adjoining Bramblings, Horsell Way would not result in a considerable negative impact to their performance and therefore to demonstrate that the proposed development would not result in any material reduction in the generation of low carbon electricity at adjoining Bramblings, contrary to Policies CS22 and CS23 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012) and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2024) REHOUZ - Refused - HOU - decision REHOUZ - Refused - HOU - decision

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 4UJ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
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Planning application dates

Date validated
11 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 April 2026
Target decision date
6 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Academy Design Services Ltd
Agent address
17 Nightingale Crescent Harmanswater Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9PY

Planning decision

Case officer
Matthew Lambert
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
15
Constraints
10

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.

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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.

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