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Penistone 38 Prey Heath Close Mayford Woking Surrey GU22 0SP

PLAN/2026/0593Refused

Refused on 20 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Loft conversion with extension to the hipped roof and rear roof lights. Replacement door and windows to rear ground floor.

Submitted
20 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 November 2026
Ward
Heathlands
  1. Received20 Aug
  2. Validated20 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target15 Oct
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 61 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a loft conversion at Penistone 38 Prey Heath Close Mayford Woking Surrey GU22 0SP. Woking has handled 3,212 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Woking's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 752 applications in total for the GU22 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed roof extension constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which is by definition harmful to the Green Belt. The further bulk and infilling of the roof form from a hipped design to a continuous ridge line would result in a perceivable reduction in openness, closing the established gap between properties and restricting views to the open countryside beyond. The proposal therefore conflicts with Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework (as amended), 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
GU22 0SP
Parish
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Planning application dates

Date validated
20 August 2026
Consultation end
15 September 2026
Target decision date
15 October 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Thomas Seccombe

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Woking
  • 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 (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.

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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