Brooklands Farm Blackstroud Lane East West End Woking Surrey GU18 5XR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0500/FFU - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of a part single, part two storey front extension, front porch, removal of chimney, relocation of front entrance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Refused
27 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Brooklands Farm House
List entry 1029993 · 0 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Special protection area 450 m away: Thames Basin Heaths; SSSI 450 m away: Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU18 5XR
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Bisley & West End
Parish
West End Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Archplan Projects LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
239decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
10 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Surrey Heath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#163 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Surrey Heath ranks #134 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Surrey Heath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #182 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #235 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #134 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #94 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
20 decided
600
Total decisions
78 refused in the year to March 2026