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PLAN/2026/0604 - Householder Pending Consideration
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and single storey side extension to existing porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026, from Woking's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Special protection area 186 m away: Thames Basin Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 186 m away: Horsell Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Woking built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Open access land 20 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Householder
Postcode
GU21 4XS
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Horsell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
BetterLivingSpace Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. Woking usually decides extensions by day 60.

Day 4515 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
45%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
362decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Woking in the last twelve months, from validation. Woking decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Refused
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a two storey side extension.
PLAN/2020/0737
2020 Refused
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a double garage and rear outbuilding to ho…
PLAN/2020/0736
2020 Refused
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a two storey side extension.
PLAN/2020/0737
2020 Refused
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a double garage and rear outbuilding to ho…
PLAN/2020/0736
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
The Barn Brook House Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for 2 bay detached carport.
PLAN/2017/1060
2017 Approved
The Barn Brook House Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for 2 bay detached carport.
PLAN/2017/1060
2016 Approved
Brook House Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Minor design alterations to the previously approved scheme (PLAN/2014/0334) incorporating…
PLAN/2016/0008
2016 Approved
Brook House Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 9 and 11 of PLAN/2015/0275 (Erection of two storey detached…
COND/2016/0121
2016 Approved
Wentworth Lodge Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension.
PLAN/2016/1028
2016 Approved
Wentworth Lodge Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Proposed replacement of flat roofed dormers by enlarged pitched roof dormers. Extension t…
PLAN/2016/0819
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.