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Heather Farm House Horsell Common Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XY

PLAN/2026/0438HouseholderRefused

Refused on 27 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey front infill extension with a single-storey canopy porch, together with a part two-storey and part single-storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing single-storey rear element, together with all associated works.

Received
15 June 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 31 October 2026
Ward
Horsell
Agent
Harriet Williamson Architecture Limited
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 134 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Heather Farm House Horsell Common Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XY. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Woking's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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 front and rear extensions would constitute disproportionate additions to the original dwelling and therefore inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Their increased footprint, height and bulk would also harm Green Belt openness. The fallback position and other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm, and very special circumstances have not been demonstrated. The proposal therefore conflicts with Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026), Policy CS6 of the Woking Core Strategy (2012) and Policy DM13 of the Woking Development Management Policies DPD (2016).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Date validated
15 June 2026
Consultation expiry
7 July 2026
Consultation end
7 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 July 2026
Target decision date
10 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Harriet Williamson Architecture Limited
Architect profile
HARRIET WILLIAMSON ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
71 Orchard Drive Woking GU21 4BS

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Thomas Seccombe
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
20
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Woking
  • SSSI: Horsell Common SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Protection Area: Thames Basin HeathsPart of the site
  • 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 (19)

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, Special Areas of Conservation, 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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