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Woking Borough Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Woking Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,009Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 3,472 approved or refused records
577Refused applications

2,895 approved · 577 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas25 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

  1. DecidedTREE/2024/8101

    2 Sycamore, 1 Birch, 1 Ash, and Multi stemmed willow ( tag on tree 0464 ) - Reduce to 11m in height. (Works within the Basingstoke Canal conservation area).These trees to be reduced to 11m above ground level so a telephone communication mast can be upgraded. Ground Control are contracted by Cornerstone (CTIL) to carry out tree works on behalf of Vodafone and O2/Telefonica. Vodafone/O2 have identified a mast that is scheduled to be upgraded, and have instructed us to carry out some tree works to ensure that all vegetation is sufficiently clear of the mast.

    Basingstoke Canal Towpath Rear Of Unit 7 Woking Business Park Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5JY

    Received Not published
  2. DecidedPLAN/2024/0302

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a rear dormer window and 3No front rooflights.

    175 Boundary Road Woking Surrey GU21 5BT

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedTREE/2024/8102

    T1 Lime: Crown reduce by 4m and shape sides/lateral limbs by 3m to suitable growth points. (Works within Hockering Conservation Area).

    Tanglewood Knowl Hill Woking Surrey GU22 7HL

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedTREE/2024/8103

    T9 - Sweet Chestnut : Crown reduce by 5m on main stem below decay points and wood pecker holes, leaving a stem only pollard at approx 10m in height. T8 - Oak : Crown reduction overall by 2m to suitable secondary growth. T10 - Sweet Chestnut : Crown reduction overall by 2m to suitable secondary growth. T11 - Oak : Crown reduction overall by 2m to suitable secondary growth. (works subject to TPO 626/0038/1961).

    Barn End Bracken Close Woking Surrey GU22 7HD

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedPLAN/2024/0303

    Erection of a first floor side extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory.

    19 Weston Way Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8RW

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedTREE/2024/8104

    G1 - Beech Head: Reduce by 2m to 5m in height and shape. T2 - Sycamore: Reduce by 6m to previous pruning points. T3 Cherry - Reduce crown by 2m in height and spread. T4 - Oak: Deadwood. T5 - Beech: Reduce x2 lowest limbs growing towards the house by 3m. T6 - Large Oak: Reduce canopy spread towards house by 3m. T7 - Scots Pine: Fell. T8 and T9 - Sycamores: Fell. (Works subject to TPO 0006/2008) (No permission required for deadwood)

    Bramshill Onslow Crescent Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedTREE/2024/8105

    T1 and T2 - Scots Pine: Fell to ground level (Works subject to TPO 626/0169/1972)

    Chantecler Pond Road Woking Surrey GU22 0JT

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedPLAN/2024/0304

    Certificate of Proposed Lawfulness for the erection of a single storey side extension.

    Copper Beeches Prey Heath Road Mayford Woking Surrey GU22 0RN

    Received Not published
  9. Awaiting decisionPLAN/2024/0305

    Provision of 19no. residential units (apartments) (Class C3) within blocks Y1 and Y4 in Phase Yellow (of the Sheerwater Regeneration) to replace the previously approved Community Centre, Health Centre and Nursery spaces and associated alterations and alterations to highways to provide a footway/cycleway connection between Blackmore Crescent and Devonshire Avenue and associated landscape proposals (part retrospective). (Amended description and plans received February 2025)

    Sheerwater Estate Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedPLAN/2024/0306

    Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory.

    149 Hermitage Woods Crescent St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8UJ

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedTREE/2024/8106

    T1 - Hornbeam: Remove 1 lowest branch. T2 - Hornbeam: Crown lift up to a height of around 8m. T3 - Hornbeam: Crown lift up to a height of around 10m. T4 - Sweet Chestnut: Re-pollard, removing re growth since previous pollard. T5 - Sweet Chestnut: Removal of epicormic growth from stem, to a height of around 10m. T6 - Hornbeam: Crown lift up to a height of around 8m. (Works subject to TPO 626/0038/1961)

    Foxs Lodge Bracken Close Woking Surrey GU22 7HD

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedPLAN/2024/0307

    Prior notification for a single storey rear extension to extend a maximum depth of 8m, maximum height of 3m and a maximum height of eaves of 3m.

    Copper Beeches Prey Heath Road Mayford Woking Surrey GU22 0RN

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedPLAN/2024/0308

    Conversion of integral garage into habitable accommodation with associated external changes to front elevation (amended description).

    3 St Johns Waterside Copse Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8EG

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedPLAN/2024/0309

    Retention of front boundary wall with reduced height (part-retrospective).

    Southlea Hollybank Road West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6JF

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedPLAN/2024/0310

    Retrospective planning permission for a rear outbuilding.

    45 Inkerman Road Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2BG

    Received Not published
  16. Permitted subject to a legal agremmentPLAN/2024/0311

    Change of use of retail unit (Use Class E(a)) to residential unit (Use Class C3), external alterations and alterations to external finishes.

    87 Westfield Road Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9PX

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedPLAN/2024/0312

    Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.

    82 York Road Woking Surrey GU22 7XR

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedPLAN/2024/0313

    Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Porch extension. Alterations to fenestration including 2no. bay windows to front and side elevaitons (Amended description only).

    Coombe Lodge Ridgway Woking Surrey GU22 8PW

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedPLAN/2024/0314

    Erection of a part two storey part single storey side and rear extension.

    40 Balfour Avenue Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9NL

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedPLAN/2024/0315

    Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.

    Wildwood House 1A Wildwood Close Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8PL

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedCOND/2024/0050

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 4 (SuDS) of planning permission PLAN/2023/0750 (Erection of a single storey rear extension, change front and rear dormer windows from flat to pitched roof, erect a front infill porch and extend front porch. Alterations to roofing and fascia).

    Silver Buckle 1A Lincoln Drive Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8RL

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedTREE/2024/8107

    T1 - Pine: Fell to ground level. T2 - Pine: - Remove 3x lower branches back to main stem, lift remaining branches to main canopy line. (Works subject to TPO 626/0113/1971) (Permission not required for deadwood)

    Nut Ash Pyrford Woods Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8QT

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedPLAN/2024/0316

    Erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension. Garage conversion, alterations to front porch. Changes to external finishes and alterations fenestration. (Amended Plan).

    113 Lovelace Drive Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8SB

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedPLAN/2024/0317

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development to operate the petrol filling station 24 hours a day resulting from the grant of planning application ref: PLAN/2001/0413.

    Morrisons Petrol Filling Station 82 Goldsworth Road Woking Surrey GU21 6LJ

    Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Woking Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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