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.
Council planning record
Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey
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Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey
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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 (Environmental Statement submitted) for internal and external alterations, including reduction in height of the development, facade detailing, cycle storage provision, louvres provision, and landscape design.
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| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SEVENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EIGHTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NINTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TWELFTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRTEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FOURTEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIFTEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SIXTEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SEVENTEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EIGHTEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NINETEENTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TWENTIETH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TWENTY FIRST FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TWENTY SECOND FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TWENTY THIRD FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED TWENTY FOURTH FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 01 - CHOBHAM ROADPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 02 - CENTRAL BLOCKPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 03 - CHURCH STREET EASTPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 04 - CHURCH STREET EASTPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 05 - MAIN ENTRANCEPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 06 - COMMERCIAL WAYPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 07 - CROWNPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 08 - EXTERNAL WALKWAYPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STRIP ELEVATION 09 - INTERNAL COURTYARDPlans · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| SCHEDULE OF DRAWINGS ISSUED TO LPA ON 1 JULY 2025Background Papers · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| ACK. - AMENDMENT - MINORCorrespondence · PDF | 20 May 2025 | View |
| WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 20 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT - DESIGN CHANGES REPORT - PART 1 OF 2Report · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT - DESIGN CHANGES REPORT - PART 2 OF 2Report · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| AGENT COVERING LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 7Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - GROUND FLOORPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - PODIUMPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - ROOF TERRACESPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 5Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 14Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 10Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE TREE AND PLANT SCHEDULEPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 00Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE TREE PLAN - LEVEL 00Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 01Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE TREE PLAN - LEVEL 01Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN - LEVEL 11Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE TREE PLAN - LEVEL 11Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION GPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLANPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION 01 - CHOBHAM ROAD (NE)Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION 02 - COMMERCIAL WAY (SE)Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION 03 - CHURCH STREET EAST (NW)Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION 04 - CHURCH PATH (SW)Plans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION - NORTH WEST AND SOUTH WESTPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION - NORTH EAST AND SOUTH EASTPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION APlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION BPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION CPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION DPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION EPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION FPlans · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
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