6 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ

1. 1.The proposed development would fail to provide a safe access and egress for all occupiers to the detriment of their safety. Furthermore, the development fails to provide sufficient privacy to the habitable rooms of all dwellings proposed, with the windows serving units 2 and 3 also providing no meaningful outlook which would create an oppressive living environment lacking light and outlook. The proposed development would therefore provide substandard living conditions for occupiers. The development would therefore be contrary to Policy CS21 of the Woking Core Strategy 2012, Policy DM11 of the Development Management Policies DPD 2016, the Council's Supplementary Planning Document 'Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight' 2022 and NDMP: DP3 and L2 NPPF (2026).
2. 2.In the absence of a Legal Agreement or other appropriate mechanism to secure contributions towards mitigation measures, it cannot be determined that the additional dwelling would not have a significant impact on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area, contrary to Core Strategy (2012) policy CS8 'Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Areas', the Thames Basin Heaths Avoidance Strategy (2010 - 2015), saved policy NRM6 of the South East Plan (2009) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (SI No. 490 - the "Habitats Regulations").

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GU21 6DJ

Date validated

12 June 2026

Consultation end

27 August 2026

Target decision date

7 August 2026

Documents

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