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Former BHS 81 Commercial Way Woking Surrey GU21 6HR

Granted Runnymede RU.24/1544 Outline

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Consultation from Woking Borough Council on: 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).

As published by the council, reference RU.24/1544

Application record

Reference
RU.24/1544
Type
Outline
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
No objection
Received
20 Nov 2024
Validated
20 Nov 2024
Decided
27 Nov 2024
Postcode
GU21 6HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Received by Runnymede

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Runnymede granted permission on 27 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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