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Woking Borough Council
Planning applications.

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
4,159Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 3,605 approved or refused records
598Refused applications

3,007 approved · 598 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedPLAN/2024/0944

    Insertion of a garage window.

    Manor Heath Knowl Hill Woking Surrey GU22 7HL

    Received Not published
  2. DecidedPLAN/2024/0945

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 40x residential units.

    6 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU2 6DJ

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedAMEND/2024/0043

    Non Material Amendment to PLAN/2023/0215 (Proposed alteration and extension of the existing building and associated works including landscaping to increase the number of private dwellings from 17no to 19no units) to allow for a change to the approved roof tiles from the re-use of the existing tiles to a fibre slate roof finish.

    1 - 17 Alice Ruston Place Woking Surrey GU22 0EZ

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedPLAN/2024/0946

    Erection of a two storey side extension.

    1 Woodend Close St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7RJ

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedTREE/2024/8354

    Pine (T1) - Fell to ground level, suspected form of root rot disease. (Works subject to TPO 626/0113/1971).

    10 Crossacres Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8QS

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedPLAN/2024/0947

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a rear outbuilding.

    24 Courtenay Road Woking Surrey GU21 5HQ

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedPLAN/2024/0948

    Erection of a first floor rear extension.

    175 Boundary Road Woking Surrey GU21 5BT

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedTREE/2024/8355

    Conifer and Ash trees located to front and rear of property - Fell. (Works subject to TPO 626/0035/1963).

    Salwa Elm Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4DY

    Received Not published
  9. DecidedTREE/2024/8356

    (1) : 2 Oak trees - remove minor growth shooting out near the base to a height of 5m that overbears on vegetable area. (2) : Catalpa tree - reduce crown by 1 - 1.5m, raise crown to a heigh of 4.4m, crown thin by 15% where required reshaping 'curtain' for improved overall shape in future years. (7) : Sycamore - remove 2 low hanging limbs at 8m and minor shooting out at 2m to allow light through into the back of rear garden. All other tree references are included for layout of garden purposes only. (Works subject to TPO 626/0073/1964).

    Dashwood Pyrford Road Woking Surrey GU22 8UZ

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedTREE/2024/8357

    Silver Birch - Fell. (Works subject to TPO 626/0127/1971).

    41 Dean Close Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8NX

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedTREE/2024/8358

    Removal of small lower branches on the trunk of a Large mature Sweet Chestnut tree located along the boundary fence with 37 Crossacres (Works subject to TPO 626/0113/1971).

    Miacari 35 Crossacres Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8QS

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedPLAN/2024/0949

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for the erection of a single storey front infill extension.

    Oakleigh Ashwood Road Woking Surrey GU22 7JW

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedPLAN/2024/0950

    Erection of a rear dormer window and insertion of 2No front rooflights.

    1 Chuters Close Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7QD

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedPLAN/2024/0951

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    Roshni Maybury Hill Woking Surrey GU22 8AA

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedPLAN/2024/0952

    Retrospective application for a single-storey rear, side and front extension (amendments to PLAN/2020/0770). Retrospective formation of a new vehicle access and creation of hardstanding to property frontage. (Amended Description).

    48 Queen Elizabeth Way Kingfield Woking Surrey GU22 9AQ

    Received Not published
  16. DecidedTREE/2024/8359

    Tree 1 - Copper beech (rear garden) - 2.5m reduction, 10% thin, plus crown lift to 6m. All requests consistent with previous approved maintenance. Trees 2 & 4 - Ornamental Pears (front garden) - 1.5m off tops and 1m off sides. First application to maintain trees, which were planted around 2014. Trees 3 & 5 - Liquid Ambers (front garden) - 1.5m off tops and 1m off sides. First application to maintain trees, which were planted around 2014. (Works within Aviary Road Pyrford - Conservation Areas).

    16 Engliff Lane Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8SU

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedCOND/2025/0001

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (Arboricultural information) of planning permission PLAN/2024/0661 for Erection of a single storey side extension and rear pergola. Alterations to external materials and fenestration.

    Tanglewood House Pyle Hill Sutton Green Woking Surrey GU22 0SR

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedPLAN/2025/0001

    Erection of a two-storey side extension.

    23 Ainsdale Way Woking Surrey GU21 3PP

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedCOND/2025/0002

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (surface water draiange) of planning permission PLAN/2024/0767 for Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    16 Semper Close Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2NG

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedPLAN/2025/0002

    Erection of a detached double garage.

    Mallards Hockering Road Woking Surrey GU22 7HP

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedTREE/2025/8001

    T1 Oak - Reduce back to previous pruning points to maintain the health of the tree (Works subject to TPO 626/0028/1961).

    90 Lower Guildford Road Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2EW

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedPLAN/2025/0003

    Proposed alterations to fenestration, internal and external alterations and refurbishment to Hall 4

    Shah Jahan Mosque Oriental Road Woking Surrey GU22 7BA

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedPLAN/2025/0004

    Fenestration alterations to replace windows along all the elevations.

    Causeway Court Woking Surrey GU21 8AY

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedTREE/2025/8002

    Cherry tree (T1Z) - Reduce by approx 1.5m to reshape. Sweet Gum (T2) - Reduce by approx. 2m (back to previous points). Works to promote the health of the tree and increase light into the garden. (Works subject to TPO 626/0197/1976)

    Willow Tree House Hockering Gardens Woking Surrey GU22 7DA

    Received Not published

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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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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