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Dismissed30 September 20253357904

Hoe Bridge School, 224 Old Woking Road, Woking, GU22 8JE

Planning appeal 3357904 at Hoe Bridge School, 224 Old Woking Road, Woking, GU22 8JE (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

construction of new two-storey Senior School building (Use Class F.1), reorganisation and resurfacing of existing parking area served by existing access to Old Woking Road, formation of entrance only access from White Rose Lane and associated works (amended description and amended plans and additional documents submitted August 2024)

Authority
Woking Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
GU22 8JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II* Listed Building Hoe Place, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses

What decided it

The irreconcilable conflict between the required 1.5m acoustic fence and the pedestrian visibility splays at the White Rose Lane access, combined with the unacceptable harm to the Grade II* listed building Hoe Place from removal of historic boundary wall fabric.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy CS21CS Policy CS24CS Policy CS20Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (October 2016) Policy DM20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 100Paragraph 153Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 58Paragraph 175

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