291 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5TU Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0093 - Householder Refused

Proposal

Erection of a rear outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Feb 2026
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Refused
31 Mar 2026
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Appeal allowed
19 Aug 2026

Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
SSSI 57 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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 50 m away: Basingstoke Canal; Inside the West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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 2

Last sold for £515,000 in March 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

4 March 2021£515,000
9 June 1995£75,000

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

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (74 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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
Householder
Postcode
GU21 5TU
Received
7 Feb 2026
Validated
7 Feb 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 19 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010130 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 8 days faster than Woking's median of 60 for extensions. Refused, as 16% of extensions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
363decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Apr 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.