Planning application
St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AA of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2026/0302
Application record
- Reference
- PLAN/2026/0302
- Type
- PA - New dwellinghses detched commercial
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval - Refused
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Canalside
- Parish
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- Decision by
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- Postcode
- GU21 6EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Woking
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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