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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
4,222Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 3,664 approved or refused records
607Refused applications

3,057 approved · 607 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/0379

    Erection of a part two-storey and part single-storey rear extension following demolition of the existing rear extension and the erection of a replacement front porch. Formation of permeable block paving to front garden. (AMENDED PLANS)

    Victoria Cottage 3 Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0ES

    Received Not published
  2. DecidedPLAN/2025/0380

    Prior notification for a single storey rear extension to extend a maximum depth of 6.11m, maximum height of 3.77m and a maximum height of eaves of 2.51m.

    83 Kingsway Woking Surrey GU21 6NR

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedPLAN/2025/0381

    Display of 5 adverts comprising 2 existing internally illuminated fascia signs, 2 existing externally illuminated totems and 1 proposed internally illuminated fascia sign.

    Pets At Home Unit 3B Wey Retail Park Royston Road Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7NP

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedPLAN/2025/0382

    Erection of a single storey front extension to form garage with pitched roof.

    60 Eastmead Woking Surrey GU21 3BP

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedPLAN/2025/0383

    Single storey front extension and insertion of rooflights to main roof and single storey rear outrigger and landscaping and driveway modifications to the front to create one parking space. Installation of external insulation and render to all existing walls.

    142 Goldsworth Road Woking Surrey GU21 6NE

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedPLAN/2025/0384

    Erection of replacement roof including hip-to-gable extensions, rear dormer window and insertion of front rooflights

    Dowhills Heather Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4JR

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedPLAN/2025/0385

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

    Greystones Berry Lane Worplesdon Guildford Surrey GU3 3PU

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedTREE/2025/8122

    Oak tree in rear : Reduce house side by approximately 2-2.5m (Reduced specification, conditioned to 1m reduction) and remove major deadwood. (Works subject to TPO 626/0273/1981). Note : permission not required for deadwood.

    30 Swallow Rise Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2LH

    Received Not published
  9. DecidedTREE/2025/8123

    T1 - Douglas Fir: Crown lift lowest six limbs over property back to stem by 5m. T2 - Oak: - Reduce crown height and spread by 3m and crown lift by 6m spread over neighbours property at 2 White Pillars, Holly Bank Road. (Works subject to TPO 626/0518/1997)

    Great Leighs Holly Bank Road Woking Surrey GU22 0JW

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedAMEND/2025/0013

    Non-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.

    Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedPLAN/2025/0387

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for the erection of an outbuilding.

    80 Westfield Road Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9QA

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedPLAN/2025/0388

    Erection of an enclosed porch and canopy, following demolition of existing porch.

    55 Wheatsheaf Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4BL

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedPLAN/2025/0390

    Erection of front porch extension and partial conversion of garage into habitable accommodation with raised roof height. Changes to fenestration including addition of side window and insertion of a sun pipe.

    6 Onslow Close Woking Surrey GU22 7AZ

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedCOND/2025/0060

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (surface water drainage) of planning permission PLAN/2023/1047 for Erection of a part two storey and part single storey rear extension.

    69 Sandy Lane Maybury Woking Surrey GU22 8BG

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedPLAN/2025/0392

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    101 York Road Woking Surrey GU22 7XW

    Received Not published
  16. DecidedPLAN/2025/0395

    Erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension and single storey side extension following demolition of the existing conservatory.

    23 Hawkswell Close Woking Surrey GU21 3RS

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedPLAN/2025/0396

    Section 73 application to vary Condition 4 (restricted use) of planning permission PLAN/2024/0295 (Change of use from Class E ancillary to independent Class E) to allow C3 use to be included in the list of uses to allow for a maximum of two residential units.

    2A Eden Grove Road Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7PH

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedPLAN/2025/0397

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for L-shaped rear dormer with 2no. front rooflights

    36 Royal Oak Road Woking Surrey GU21 7PJ

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedTREE/2025/8124

    Sweet Chestnut tree - Fell (Works subject to TPO 626/0048/1961)

    Hill View Janoway Hill Lane Woking Surrey GU21 7QL

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedTREE/2025/8125

    T1 - T2 - Holly trees: Reduce height by 1m back to previous point neighbours side Ardnardeen, Danes Hill. T3 - Conifer: Fell by house (applicant requests the right hand limb be removed, should the aesthetics of this work be unsightly then proceed to remove it entirety. T4 - Acer: Reduce side by 2m to give 5m clearance from building.T5 - Cherry: Reduce height by 1m and prune branches to rear of the tree to promote new growth. T6 - Cedar: Liff canopy by 5m by removing lowest tertiary branches. T7 - Cedar: Remove lowest limb overhanging shed, reduce lowest limb by 4m and second lowest limb over shed by 3m and to lift canopy by 6m. (Works subject to TPO 626/0447/1995) (Permission not required for deadwood)

    Eversleigh Cleardown Woking Surrey GU22 7HH

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedCOND/2025/0061

    Application for the partial approval of details pursuant to conditions 09 (Demolition Environmental Management Plan), 11 (Demolition Transport Management Plan) and 36 (Asbestos survey), and for the full approval of details pursuant to condition 53 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan), of 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)).

    Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedPLAN/2025/0398

    Proposed erection of a single storey front extension and part single, part two storey rear extension.

    3 Dykes Path Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5LB

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedPLAN/2025/0399

    Retrospective planning permission for new 1.9m tall boundary fencing and change of use from amenity land to private residential.

    26 Mint Walk Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2NT

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedPLAN/2025/0400

    Part retrospective application for change of use from Use Class E(b) (restaurant) to Sui Generis for a mixed-use premises comprising both restaurant and takeaway functions, with proposed opening hours of 10:00 to 01:00 Sunday to Thursday and 10:00 to 03:00 Friday and Saturday.

    23 Chertsey Road Woking Surrey GU21 5AB

    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.

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