Planning application
PLAN/2026/0317
131 Knightswood Woking Surrey GU21 3PX
Proposal
Erection of a rear dormer and insertion of 3No front rooflights.
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2026/0317
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Woking
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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 householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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TREE/2026/8174 Awaiting decision
16 Knightswood Woking Surrey GU21 3PY
T7: Oak - Reduce height to 19m and spread to 32m current height: 22m current spread 35m (approx 3m reduction back to previous pruning points) (Works subject to TPO/0028/2008)
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PLAN/2025/0650 Granted
20 Martindale Road Woking Surrey GU21 3PJ
Erection of a rear outbuilding (amended plan received 01.06.2026).
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PLAN/2026/0434 Awaiting decision
4 Knightswood Woking Surrey GU21 3PY
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey side and rear extension. Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer window and conversion of garage into habitable room. Insertion of front rooflights.
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TREE/2026/8134 Awaiting decision
3 Knightswood Woking Surrey GU21 3PU
Oak tree rear garden : Crown reduce up to 1.5m and crown thin up to 15%. (Works subject to TPO/0028/2008).
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PLAN/2026/0394 Awaiting decision
49 Knightswood Woking Surrey GU21 3PU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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PLAN/2026/0407 Awaiting decision
1 Chandlers Close Woking Surrey GU21 8SD
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension.
Other householder applications
In Woking
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PLAN/2026/0180 Granted
Long Corner 1 Horsell Rise Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4BB
Erection of single-storey front extension, erection of single-storey side and rear extension, roof extension with front and rear dormer windows to provide accommodation in the roof space, insertion of front and side rooflights, and alterations to fenestration (amended description 11.06.2026).
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PLAN/2026/0387 Granted
Newmarket House Roundhill Drive Woking Surrey GU22 8HW
Proposed first-floor side extension over the existing garage including associated roof alterations, side rooflights and external alterations.
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PLAN/2026/0284 Granted
Heather Court Broomhall Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4AP
Erection of a first-floor side extension. Insertion of rooflights to all four roof planes. Alterations to fenestration.
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PLAN/2026/0408 Refused
Bradley 43 Chobham Road Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2SX
Erection of a rear outbuilding to provide annexe accommodation (retrospective application)
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PLAN/2026/0341 Granted
35 Balfour Avenue Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9NL
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension. Erection of a single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory. Front porch canopy (amended description).