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Merrywood Hook Heath Avenue Woking Surrey GU22 0HN

PLAN/2026/0401Refused

Refused on 5 August 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Part hip-to-gable extension and rear dormer to facilitate the conversion of the loft space to habitable accommodation. Formation of a first-floor terrace with balustrade over the existing flat roof.

Submitted
29 May 2026
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 68 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at Merrywood Hook Heath Avenue Woking Surrey GU22 0HN. Woking has handled 3,212 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Woking's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 752 applications in total for the GU22 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed roof additions and rear dormer would, by reason of their scale, design and positioning appear as an unduly dominating and incongruous and top-heavy addition to the roofscape which would consequently appear significantly detrimental to the character and form of the host dwelling and surrounding area. The proposal would therefore fail to respect and make a positive contribution to the character of the host dwelling and the street scene. The proposal would therefore fail to respect and make a positive contribution to the character of the host dwelling and the street scene contrary to policies CS21 and CS24 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012), Supplementary Planning Document Woking Design (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU22 0HN

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2026

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.

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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