7 Common Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4DB
Refused on 3 July 2026
Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Erection of a two-storey front extension, garage conversion and erection of a single-storey rear extension.
- Received
- 11 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Woking Borough Council
- Ward
- Horsell
- Agent
- Gareth Davies Project Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Mar
- ValidatedValidated11 Mar
- Consult.Consultation11 Apr
- TargetTarget Date26 Jun
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 114 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 7 Common Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4DB. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 8 weeks longer than Woking's typical decision time. 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
- The proposed extensions would result in a disproportionate increase to the volume of the original dwellinghouse which would be regarded as inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Inappropriate development is harmful to the Green Belt and should not be approved. Moderate harm to the openness of the Green Belt would also arise. The proposal does not comply with Woking Core Strategy policy CS6: Green Belt, Development Management policy DM13: Buildings in and Adjacent to the Green Belt or the advice at NPPF Chapter 13: Protecting Green Belt land.
- The proposed front extension would be sited overly close to the shared boundary with the neighbour at number 5 Common Close. The flank wall of the two-storey extension would obscure the outlook from the neighbour's ground floor window and would reduce the daylight received by this window. This is the only window serving a habitable room of the neighbour's house and would result in a significantly harmful impact on the neighbour's amenity. The proposal is contrary to Woking Core Strategy policy CS21: Design and does not accord with the Design SPD or the Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight SPD.
- The proposed development would result in a four-bedroom dwelling house for which the adopted parking standard sets a minimum requirement of three on-site vehicle parking spaces. The proposal would not comply with Woking Core Strategy policy CS18: Transport and Accessibility and the requirement of the Parking Standards SPD. The situation would likely result in the overspill of parking onto the narrow carriageway of Common Close to the detriment of its character, amenity and, potentially, safety.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU21 4DB
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
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Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 11 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 11 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Gareth Davies Project Services Ltd
- Architect profile
- GARETH DAVIES PROJECT SERVICES LTD
- Agent address
- 14 Abergarw Meadow Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8YG
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Thomas Seccombe
- Statutory period
- 107 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Woking
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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1 other application at this property, newest first.
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