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St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

Refused Woking PLAN/2026/0302 PA - New dwellinghses detched commercial

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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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
Refused As published: 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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Woking register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • PLAN/2026/0585 Decided

    St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AB 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.

    Decided 9 Oct 2026
  • PLAN/2024/0900 Granted

    St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Decided 24 Jan 2025 Outline
  • PLAN/2024/0753 Refused

    St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by Woking

  2. 12 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Savills Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1987 · London

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BMR Woking Ltd Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2024 · London

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

  • SCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026
  • PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSAL DECISION NOTICE Decision · 12 Jun 2026
  • DELEGATION REPORT Report · 12 Jun 2026
  • DRAINAGE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 22 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Background Papers · 18 May 2026
  • HEALTH AND SAFETY - TALL BUILDINGS Consultee Comment · 13 May 2026
  • NEIGH. NOTIF. - STANDARD - LIST Neighbour Notification List · 05 May 2026
  • WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION Correspondence · 05 May 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Apr 2026
  • DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT Report · 20 Apr 2026
  • 205 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 207B PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 208A PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 209A PROPOSED SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 210A PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 211A PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 212B PROPOSED SECTION BB Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 201A PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 206B PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 200 LOCATION BLOCK PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 202 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 203 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • 204 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Plans · 20 Apr 2026
  • CLASS AA ST ANDREWS HOUSE COVER LETTER FINAL Correspondence · 20 Apr 2026

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What this refusal means

Woking refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2024/0900 Submitted 9 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Granted Outline 52 docs
  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2024/0753 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Refused Outline 45 docs
  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2026/0585 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AB 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.

    Decided New dwelling 24 docs
    Major scheme
  • Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE

    PLAN/2025/0769 Submitted 6 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 16 apartments.

    Granted Outline New dwelling 20 docs
    Major scheme
  • Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE

    COND/2025/0159 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Asbestos Survey) to planning permission PLAN/2025/0769 (Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 16 apartments).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 8 docs
    Major scheme
  • Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE

    COND/2026/0037 Submitted 25 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Asbestos Survey) to planning permission PLAN/2026/0130 (Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 7 apartments).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
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