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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
4,298Searchable applications
276Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 3,732 approved or refused records
621Refused applications

3,111 approved · 621 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedCOND/2025/0106

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials), 4 (landscaping), 5 (tree protection details), 6 (water calcs), 8 (surface water drainage), 14 (amphibian and reptile precautionary method of working) and 15 (Ecological enhancement plan) of planning permission PLAN/2024/0692 for Erection of a detached dwelling, together with associated car parking, cycle and refuse storage and landscaping, following demolition of the Scouts hut and outbuildings.

    Former Scout Hut Walnut Tree Lane Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7AQ

    Received Not published
  2. DecidedPLAN/2025/0712

    Facade alterations and the creation of commercial floorspace (E Use Class) at lower ground floor level.

    6 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedTREE/2025/8227

    T1 : Oak - fell to ground level due to severe die back of south canopy. (Works subject to TPO 626/0349/1987).

    Hook Hill Cottage Sun Hill Hook Heath Woking Surrey GU22 0QL

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedTREE/2025/8228

    T1 : Oak - Oak crown reduce by 1-2 meters back to previous pruning points. (Works subject to TPO/0061/2008).

    4 Farthings Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2JS

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedTREE/2025/8229

    T1 : Oak - Reduce crown by 2-2.5m and shape, to remove epicormic growth on main stem and crown lift to a height of 6m from ground level. (Becoming too large for space). (Works subject to TPO/0041/2008).

    15 Hawkswell Close Woking Surrey GU21 3RS

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedTREE/2025/8230

    5 x Fell trees - Level monitoring survey to property Gorsewood Cottage has indicated subsidence based on seasonal soil plasticity changes caused by 3 Oak tree roots. Additional 2 trees will have massively altered exposure as a result and should be felled also. Tree ID: #770041533 , 770041541, 770041538, 770054097 & 770041537. (Works within St Johns Conservation area).

    Land Adj Gorsewood Cottage St Johns Lye St Johns Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedTREE/2025/8231

    Please see attached schedule of works. Originally permitted on reference TREE/2022/8277. (Works subject to TPO/0007/2008).

    Sheywood 181 Old Woking Road Woking Surrey GU22 8HP

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedPLAN/2025/0713

    Erection of a single storey front extension and single storey rear infill extension.

    8 Hamilton Avenue Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8RS

    Received Not published
  9. Pending ConsiderationPLAN/2025/0714

    Retention of 1x shed, erection of 5x sheds and 1x glasshouse to create a small holding for keeping of livestock and growing fruit and vegetables, parking area and creating a new access from New lane.

    Land To The East Of Pollards Barn New Lane Sutton Green Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedTREE/2025/8232

    T1 - Fell dying ash tree in the back garden. (Works subject to TPO 626/0349/1987).

    Glendyne Hook Heath Road Woking Surrey GU22 0QE

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedPLAN/2025/0715

    Erection of a side dormer window.

    Gardenia Place Orchard Drive Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4BN

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedPLAN/2025/0716

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission PLAN/2024/0548 (The demolition of a detached, two-storey dwelling house, followed by the erection of a detached, three-storey dwelling house, extensions to two existing detached outbuildings including installation 3x air source heat pumps, 24x ground-mounted solar panels and proposed widening of the dropped kerb. (Amended description)) to amend the position of the extension to one of the outbuildings and 3x air source heat pumps.

    Horsell Rise Cottage Horsell Rise Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4AY

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedTREE/2025/8233

    Cut back tree overhanging the roof of the neighbouring property Keel Cottage by approximately 2 metres back to boundary due to obstructing the chimney to prevent a fire hazard when using the log burner. (Works subject to TPO 626/0349/1987).

    Lansbury Hook Heath Road Woking Surrey GU22 0QE

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedPLAN/2025/0717

    Details of EV Charging submitted pursuant to Condition 7 of planning permission ref: WO/2022/0923 dated 10 July 2023. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0131)

    Land At The Former Manor School Magdalen Crescent Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedPLAN/2025/0718

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for loft conversion including alteration of the existing roof from hip to gable and erection of a rear dormer window. Insertion of front rooflights.

    10 Beech Close Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7PS

    Received Not published
  16. DecidedTREE/2025/8234

    T1 : left hand side of road by house name Chippings - reduce canopy by 3m and side profile by 2m. T2 : outside Chippings but further along road - reduce overall canopy by 3m. T3 and T4 : outside Summerlu - reduce overall canopy by 3m. T5 : outside Qaro - reduce canopy by 3m. T6 and T7 outside Cedars - reduce canopy by 3m. (Works subject to TPO 626/0071/1964).

    Verge Land Along Pyrford Heath Pyrford Woking Surrey

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedPLAN/2025/0720

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for erection of replacement pool house.

    Bridley House Heath House Road Woking Surrey GU22 0QU

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedPLAN/2025/0721

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of application PLAN/2023/1039 (Erection of two-storey side extensions, single storey rear extension and porch roof with pillars. Raising of roof height with rear dormer. Erection of a triple garage and office/ storage at roof level with link extension to host dwelling following partial demolition of existing detached garage) for amendments to the fenestration, and to approved garage including raising of the approved ridge height and addition of a roof dormer to the rear elevation.

    Griffin House Knowl Hill Woking Surrey GU22 7HL

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedTREE/2025/8235

    G1 Beech & Poplar - Crown lift 5meters from ground level re-shape lower canopy by 1.5m all round. (Works subject to TPO/0030/2007).

    Wolsey House Firbank Lane St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7QP

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedPLAN/2025/0722

    Erection of single storey infill porch to front/side elevation, roof enlargement including hip to gable extension and 1m increase in ridge height with 4No roof lights, erection of part single storey / part two storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration and landscaping and driveway modifications to the front to create 3 parking spaces.

    146 Goldsworth Road Woking Surrey GU21 6NE

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedPLAN/2025/0723

    Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for the erection of a single-storey rear extension (amended plans and description).

    45 Common Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4DB

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedTREE/2025/8237

    T1 : Holly Tree - fell. (Works within Wheatsheaf Conservation Area).

    40 The Grove Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4AF

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedPLAN/2025/0724

    Erection of a two-storey rear extension (AMENDED PLANS AND DESCRIPTION)

    178 Hermitage Woods Crescent St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8UJ

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedPLAN/2025/0725

    Retrospective application for rear pergola and detached outbuilding for use as an annexe.

    19 Sundridge Road Kingfield Woking Surrey GU22 9AU

    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.

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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