168 Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0AL Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0530 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 17 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

SSSI 65 m away: Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 231 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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 65 m away: Basingstoke Canal; Registered park or garden 192 m away: Brookwood Cemetery; Inside the Brookwood built-up area; Green belt 64 m away: London.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £500,000 in December 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 December 2016£500,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (41 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2016, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
GU24 0AL
Received
around 17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Heathlands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 11 days faster than Woking's median of 60 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.