Loft conversion with dormer at Oakington, St John's, Woking

“PROPOSAL: Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer. Insertion of front and side rooflights.”

“A Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development is sought in respect of a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and insertion of front and side rooflights to the dwelling.”

“The application site is occupied by a two-storey detached residential dwelling. Construction materials comprise red brickwork, and PVCU fenestration, under a plain clay tile roof. The dwelling dates from approximately 1949 and was extended by way of a two-storey side extension in approximately 1969.”

“22429 – Demolition of existing garage and erection of an extension to existing dwelling including a garage at no.6 Birch Close Woking – Permitted 16.11.1967.”

“Officers are satisfied that permitted development rights are intact for the application dwelling.”

“Planning considerations and policies are not relevant in this context as the purpose of this Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development application is to establish whether an extension complies with the requirements of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (the GPDO). The relevant date of the determination of lawfulness is the date of the application (i.e.”

“The proposal is for a loft conversion with rear dormer and insertion of front and side rooflights. The rear dormer is considered under Article 2, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as…”

“This application relates to the assessment of a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and insertion of front and side rooflights. The proposal is assessed below under the requirements of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (the GPDO).”

“The application property has recently been subject to a roof extension comprising a rear dormer, which was substantially complete in construction at the time of the case officer site visit on 22 July 2025.”

“The Committee considered an application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer. Insertion of front and side rooflights.”

“The operation consists of development within the curtilage of Oakington, 6 Birch Close, St Johns, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7PR within the meaning of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes B and C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and complies with the development tolerances set out within Part 1, Classes B and C. The operation would therefore have been granted planning permission by Article 3 of the Order.”