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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Woking Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,138 approved · 627 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pyrford End Oakcroft Road West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6JH
Received Not published16 Omega Road Woking Surrey GU21 5DZ
Received Not published39 The Oaks West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6RN
Received Not published1 Birdsgrove Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2TB
Received Not publishedSilver Birches Heathfield Road Woking Surrey GU22 7JJ
Received Not published12-16, 25-31 Portugal Road And Lok N Store Marlborough Road Woking Surrey GU21 5JE
Received Not published18 East Gardens Woking Surrey GU22 8DP
Received Not published35 Bloomfield Close Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2BL
Received Not published24 High Street Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4UR
Received Not published100 Oyster Lane Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7HR
Received Not published3 Foxhanger Gardens Woking Surrey GU22 7BQ
Received Not publishedScotia House 66 - 68 Goldsworth Road Woking Surrey
Received Not publishedLand North East Of Saunders Lane Saunders Lane Woking Surrey
Received Not publishedLand North West Of Saunders Lane Saunders Lane Woking Surrey
Received Not published26 Rectory Close Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7LS
Received Not published2A Fenwick Close Woking Surrey GU21 3BY
Received Not published14 Lych Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4QG
Received Not published11 Dane Court Woking Surrey GU22 8SX
Received Not published155 Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5QY
Received Not publishedWhispering Beeches Old Avenue West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6AE
Received Not publishedHurstgate Cottage Hook Heath Road Woking Surrey GU22 0DT
Received Not publishedTregaron Grange Drive Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4BU
Received Not publishedSilver Gable Forest Road Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8LU
Received Not published64 Armadale Road Woking Surrey GU21 3LD
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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