Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey GU21 6HR
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Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey GU21 6HR
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View council mapNon-material amendment to planning permission ref: PLAN/2024/0811 dated 07.02.2025 (Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to create a residential-led development comprising up to 272 apartments (Use Class C3) and up to 550 sq.m. of retail and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) at ground level, shared residential amenity spaces, building management facilities, plant space, refuse and cycle stores, in a building which ranges in height from a single storey ground floor (with mezzanine in the central block) to a ground floor with a maximum of 25 storeys above. Works to create new public realm within and highway works to Church Path, Church Street East, Chobham Road and Commercial Way, including alterations to and provision of new parking, servicing and delivery bays) for the introduction of an additional planning condition to confirm that the development will be implemented on a phased basis.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 5 Jun 2025 | View |
| ACK. - AMENDMENT - MINORCorrespondence · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| AGENT COVERING LETTER - DATED 25 APRIL 2025Correspondence · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| PHASE 1 - DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGPlans · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| PHASE 2 - CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING AND EXTERNAL WORKSPlans · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.