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Woking planning applications
2,104 applications. 87% approved. 56 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 2,104 planning applications from Woking. 1,213 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 87% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Woking takes a median of 56 days to decide a planning application, ranking 78 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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PLAN/2026/0524 Awaiting decision
2A Maple Grove Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9PJ
Formation of 2 front dormer windows, insertion of side rooflights and alterations fenestration (part-retrospective).
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PLAN/2026/0602 Awaiting decision
6 St Michaels Road Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5PY
Erection of a front boundary wall, part metal railings and brick piers with a max height of 1.83metres and sliding gates.
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PLAN/2026/0621 Awaiting decision
Everley Cottage Wych Hill Lane Woking Surrey GU22 0AH
Erection of a single storey side and rear wraparound extension with flat roof, 2No rooflights and grey render finish. Installation of new windows and glazed doors, removal of rear chimney stack.
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PLAN/2026/0603 Awaiting decision
28 Robertson Court St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8AG
Erection of a two storey side extension and insertion of 3 x rooflights to facilitate the conversion of the roofspace to habitable accomodation.
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PLAN/2026/0638 Awaiting decision
11 Oakwood Gardens Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2RX
Erection of a single storey front extension and conversion of garage into a living space. Replacement roof and 1no roof light.
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COND/2026/0102 Awaiting decision
Land At Victoria Way And Church Street West Church Street West Woking Surrey
Approval of details pursuant to condition 42 of planning permission PLAN/2018/0444 for Section 73 application to vary Condition 1 (approved plans) of permission ref: PLAN/2014/0014 (Erection of new shops (10,967 sq.m. in Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A5) and medical or commercial floorspace (526 sq.m. in Use Classes D1, D2, B1 or A2). 190 bed hotel of 23 storeys (including plant) (Class C1) with conference facilities, basement level spa and gym. 392 residential apartments (Class C3) with Tower 1, 34 storeys and Tower 2, 30 storeys. Construction of a new local energy centre at the Red Car Park, changes and extension to the Red and Yellow Car Park together with a new Green car park to provide 380 (net) new parking spaces. Creation of a new public square and new civic space and highway works including servicing to Wolsey Place and delivery provision. Closure of Cawsey Way and Church Street West, new all movements junction at Goldsworth Road/Victoria Way and High Street to be one way west with new bus stops and cycle lane. Demolition of the Fire Station, Globe House and part of the existing Wolsey Place Shopping centre) to allow: The provision of 37x additional residential units and associated alterations to housing mix, alterations to car parking provision and extension to Red Car Park, provision of additional stairwells to Towers 1 and 2 and alterations to external finishes, various internal and external alterations and alterations to the level of commercial floor space.
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PLAN/2026/0639 Awaiting decision
Pampas Horsell Rise Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4BD
Prior notification for a single storey rear extension to extend a maximum depth of 5.3m, maximum height of 3.4m and a maximum height of eaves of 2.9m.
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COND/2026/0101 Awaiting decision
Unit 2 Canada Road Byfleet Surrey KT14 7JA
Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 (Drainage) of planning permission PLAN/2023/0820 for Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission PLAN/2022/0959 (Erection of a detached industrial unit with mezzanine floor for Class B8 (Storage and distribution) and associated parking following demolition of existing B2 (General Industry) two storey Industrial unit (amended description and site address) to allow alternations to the footprint, roof profile and elevations.
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PLAN/2026/0611 Awaiting decision
9 Board School Road Woking Surrey GU21 5HA
Erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension, first floor side extension with walkway below and single storey front extension following demolition of the existing outbuilding. Change of use from house (C3a) to 7 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis)
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PLAN/2026/0633 Awaiting decision
Cumballa Holly Bank Road Woking Surrey GU22 0JP
Garage conversion into habitable accommodation.
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COND/2026/0099 Awaiting decision
1 Penlan Kingfield Green Woking Surrey GU22 9BD
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 12 (Water efficiency calculations), (Building Regulations) of planning permission PLAN/2022/0134 (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3no. detached dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping).
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PLAN/2026/0632 Awaiting decision
4 Larchwood Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8XB
Erection of a rear outbuilding. (Retrospective)
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PLAN/2026/0646 Awaiting decision
15B Wintersells Road Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7LF
Formal consultation from Elmbridge Borough Council for Change of use of the existing commercial unit from mixed use classes B1/B2 (light industrial/general industrial) to use class E(d) for use as an indoor sports, recreation and fitness facility.
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PLAN/2026/0631 Awaiting decision
Runtley Wood Farm Bungalow Runtley Wood Lane Sutton Green Guildford Surrey GU4 7QQ
The erection of a one and a half storey dwelling with associated parking and landscaping following the demolition of the existing bungalow.
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COND/2026/0100 Awaiting decision
6 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 8 (Bin and Cycle Stores) of planning permission PLAN/2025/0876 for Prior approval under Part 20, Class AA of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of two additional storeys above the existing commercial building to provide 22x flats (Amended plans and Description).
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PLAN/2026/0630 Awaiting decision
12 Gaveston Close Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7HE
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a rear dormer window, alterations to side fenestration and insertion of front rooflights.
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PLAN/2026/0629 Awaiting decision
38 Horsell Park Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4LZ
Erection of a rear dormer, insertion of side rooflight and front window.
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AMEND/2026/0021 Decided
Little Oaks Jackmans Lane St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7RL
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref: PLAN/2026/0416 dated 18 August 2026.
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PLAN/2026/0625 Awaiting decision
Qaro Pyrford Heath Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8SR
Erection of a replacement two-storey detached dwelling following the demolition of the existing single-storey dwellinghouse.
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PLAN/2026/0624 Awaiting decision
Pine View 3 Websters Close Woking Surrey GU22 0LR
Erection of a single storey side and first floor extension to garage to create first floor ancillary accommodation with new pitched roof. White render finish with applied timber framing.
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PLAN/2026/0605 Awaiting decision
21 Grobars Avenue Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4TP
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing conservatories. Alterations to fenestration.
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PLAN/2026/0618 Awaiting decision
70 Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0HF
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for the erection of a hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer with 3no. front rooflights.
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PLAN/2026/0619 Awaiting decision
Far End Old Avenue West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6AE
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions, alterations to front roof profile, erection of front dormer window, insertion of front rooflight and formation of a pitched roof over existing front dormer window. Part conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to fenestration.
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PLAN/2026/0546 Awaiting decision
10 Laurel Crescent Woodham Woking Surrey GU21 5SS
Erection of part two storey, part single storey rear extension with raised terrace and planters, first floor side extension, front porch and extension to existing side dormer following demolition of existing conservatory.
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TRDD/2026/0002 Decided
39 Green Lane Close Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7DW
Removal of one dead False Acacia
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PLAN/2026/0508 Awaiting decision
12 Campbell Avenue Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9NP
Erection of an outbuilding on a concrete base in the rear garden, for use as a home office, following the removal of two sheds.
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PLAN/2026/0616 Awaiting decision
26 Victoria Road Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2AH
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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PLAN/2026/0597 Awaiting decision
Wychwood Cottage Guildford Road Knaphill Woking Surrey GU24 8EA
Erection of a single-storey porch extension to the front, a single storey porch extension to the side, erection of an oak framed store to the front garden and associated landscaping.
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COND/2026/0098 Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent To White Walls Bracken Close Woking Surrey
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (Materials), 04 (Ecology Enhancement Plan), 05 (Landscaping) and 06 (Water Calculations) of planning permission PLAN/2026/0163 for Erection of a two-storey detached house.
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PLAN/2026/0594 Awaiting decision
White Gates Egley Road Woking Surrey GU22 0NQ
Erection of a single-storey front extension and a first-floor side extension.
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PLAN/2026/0612 Awaiting decision
9 Butts Cottages Copse Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8SU
Erection of a single storey rear extension with pitched roof and rooflight, insertion of a side door with external steps to the garden and associated fenestration changes.
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PLAN/2026/0598 Awaiting decision
Little Orchard 11A Old Malt Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4QD
Erection of a single-storey rear/side extension, front entrance porch, rear oak-framed verandas and alterations to fenestration.
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PLAN/2026/0592 Awaiting decision
29 Norfolk Farm Road Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8LH
Erection of a single storey rear extension and partial conversion of garage to habitable accommodation. Extension of existing rear terrace, insertion of side door and alterations to fenestration (amended drawings recieved 11.09.2026).
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PLAN/2026/0609 Awaiting decision
The Cornerstone Locke Way Woking Surrey GU21 5FZ
The conversion of the existing ancillary space at ground floor level to create 4 x residential (Class C3) dwellings; private amenity space and other associated works.
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PLAN/2026/0608 Awaiting decision
4 Larchwood Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8XB
Erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions. 1no rear dormer and 3no roof lights. Proposed conversion of garage into habitable accommodation. Alterations to existing roof forms. Fenestration and landscaping alterations. Removal of 1no chimney.
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TREE/2026/8215 Awaiting decision
31 Blackwood Close West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6PP
Scott Pine - Crown lift to approx 7m (Works subject to TPO 626/0021/1959)
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COND/2026/0097 Awaiting decision
Land At The Rear Of 40 Chobham Road And Rear Of Hemyock And Rose Woods Chobham Road Woking Surrey
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (levels), 04 (surface water drainage scheme), 08 (water use - design stage), 09 (external materials), 11 (hard and soft landscaping), 12 (biodiversity enhancement measures), 14 (widened access with Wheatsheaf Close), 15 (pedestrian visibility splays) and 17 (bicycle storage) of planning permission ref: PLAN/2025/0669 dated 22.10.2025 (Section 73 application for the variation of condition 02 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: PLAN/2025/0044 dated 16.06.2025 (Erection of a detached two-storey dwelling with associated landscaping and parking following demolition of 2no. detached outbuildings) to include a single storey utility room at the rear of the approved dwelling).
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TREE/2026/8216 Awaiting decision
29 Waldens Park Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4RW
Coppice Hazel Trees at rear of garden. Cut back branches of Hazel on left hand boundary overhanging garden. (Works within the Horsell Village Conservation Area)
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TREE/2026/8210 Awaiting decision
Foxwood Mile Path Woking Surrey GU22 0JX
Scots Pine tree - Fell to ground level. Birch tree - Reduce by 3m. 2 x Pine trees - Fell to ground level (Works Subject to TPO 626/0076/1964)
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PLAN/2026/0600 Awaiting decision
5 Brackendene Close Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4ED
Erection of a first floor front extension and 1no front dormer. Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions to facilitate conversion of garage into living space. Erection of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing conservatory. Alterations to fenestration, additional front hardstanding and 6no rear solar panels.
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TREE/2026/8214 Awaiting decision
Unit 205 Portland House Lansbury Estate 102 Lower Guildford Road Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2EP
Please see tree report for proposed tree works. (Works subject to TPO 626/0028/1961).
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PLAN/2026/0627 Awaiting decision
Rahlea 525 Woodham Lane Woking Surrey GU21 5SR
Erection of a single storey side extension and conversion of garage into living space.
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PLAN/2026/0626 Awaiting decision
Rahlea 525 Woodham Lane Woking Surrey GU21 5SR
Increase in height of existing boundary wall to 2m and installation of 2m high close boarded timber entrance gates and brick piers. (Amended description)
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PLAN/2026/0604 Awaiting decision
1 Holly Cottage Carthouse Lane Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XS
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and single storey side extension to existing porch.
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PLAN/2026/0599 Awaiting decision
Ewhurst Horsell Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4UJ
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions and a first floor side extension.
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TREE/2026/8238 Awaiting decision
The Old Vicarage Church Street Old Woking Woking Surrey GU22 9JF
Magnolia Grandiflora : Adjacent to side wall - Fell. Group 1 : 3 Lawson Cypress trees to rear - Fell. Group 2 : Lawson Cypress Hedge to rear - Fell. (Works within Old Woking Village - Conservation Area).
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PLAN/2026/0596 Awaiting decision
Woking And Horsell Cricket Club Horsell Moor Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4NQ
Provision of new Padel court with canopy over and associated floodlights, relocation of cricket nets, replacement of access gates on Arthurs Bridge Road frontage and new pedestrian gate.
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TREE/2026/8213 Awaiting decision
Hillcrest Pyle Hill Sutton Green Woking Surrey GU22 0SR
T1: Betula, T2: Salix Alba, T3: Conifer - Fell to ground level. T4: Conifer - Reduce crown to a finished height of 4m (Works subject to TPO/0010/2019)
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PLAN/2026/0532 Awaiting decision
199 Old Woking Road Woking Surrey GU22 8JD
Listed Building Consent for replacement of two windows (retrospective).
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COND/2026/0090 Awaiting decision
20 Hillside Woking Surrey GU22 0NF
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 06 (water use - as built), 07 (bicycle storage) and 08 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of planning permission ref: PLAN/2024/0549 dated 07.10.2024 (Demolition of existing single storey detached dwelling. Erection of a replacement part two storey, part single storey detached dwelling and associated landscaping).
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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PLAN/2026/0393 Granted
28 Wych Hill Park Woking Surrey GU22 0HF
Erection of a part single-storey and part two-storey side extension.
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PLAN/2026/0453 Granted
36 Amis Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8TN
Erection of a single storey side extension.
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PLAN/2026/0465 Granted
114 Woodlands Avenue West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6AP
Erection of a single storey and part first floor rear extension with white render finish. Demolition of chimneystacks and erection of 2no. side roof dormers, erection of raised decking to rear, alterations to fenestration (Amended Description & Plans rec'd 22.07.2026).
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PLAN/2026/0516 Refused
36 Pine Tree Hill Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8LZ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application PLAN/2025/0742 dated 12.12.2025 (Erection of single storey and two-storey front extensions and erection of first floor extension to existing chalet bungalow, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, alterations to fenestration including changes to window openings and replacement window frames, addition of PV panels to southern (side) roof plane [amended description]) for alterations to the approved first floor extension and alterations to the approved fenestration.
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PLAN/2026/0367 Granted
5 Grafton Close West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6DG
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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PLAN/2026/0466 Granted
The White House 24 Hare Hill Close Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8UH
Erection of a part two storey, part single storey front extension and raising of the ridge height. Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and alterations to fenestration (Amended description).
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TREE/2026/8190 Granted
Columbine House Hockering Road Woking Surrey GU22 7HJ
T1: Variegated Holly - Fell. (Works subject to Hockering - Conservation Areas)
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TREE/2026/8195 Granted
Ardnardeen Danes Hill Woking Surrey GU22 7HQ
Holm Oak : (T1) at front of property - Fell. Remove 3 lowest branches from Scots Pine (T2) (2 are dead therefore exempt, 1 is in acute decline). (Works within Hockering Conservation Area).
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TREE/2026/8196 Granted
Weywood 9 Riverside Gardens Old Woking Woking Surrey GU22 9LJ
T1 : Willow, Old pollard, Re-pollard by removal of 2 meters growth. Leaving height of 5 meters and width of 3. (Works within Old Woking Village Conservation Area).
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TREE/2026/8197 Granted
Sutton Green House Foxes Path Sutton Green Guildford Surrey GU4 7QY
Small Cedar - Remove to ground level (Works subject to Sutton Park - Conservation Areas)
The full record
Decisions between 2003 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 1,803 decisions from Woking between 2003 and 2026, part of 2,104 applications on record. Over that period 86% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,516 granted against 252 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 943 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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TREE/2003/8139 Granted
10 Greenwood Road Woking St Johns Surrey GU21 8UY
Crown lift to 5m, selective reduction of limbs by 20% and crown thin by 15% one Oak. Crown reduce by one- third and reshape two Ilex (Holly). (Works subject to TPO 626/084)
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PLAN/2003/0768 Granted
25 Alterton Close Woking Surrey GU21 3DD
Erection of a conservatory to the side elevation.
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PLAN/2003/0986 Granted
43 Cavell Way Woking Knaphill Surrey GU21 2TJ
Erection of a conservatory to the rear.
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PLAN/2003/0813 Granted
44 Orchard Drive Woking Horsell Surrey GU21 4BW
First floor side addition, rear extension and the conversion of roofspace with side and rear dormer windows. (Amended Plans received)
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AMEND/2022/0054 Granted
36 Norfolk Farm Road Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8LF
Non material amendment for planning permission PLAN/2022/0153 for the erection of two storey dwelling and detatched outbuilding with parking following demolition of existing dwelling and garage (part retrospective) to amend the description to remove the wording part retrospective
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PLAN/2023/0018 Granted
Fordwater Pond Road Woking Surrey GU22 0JZ
Erection of a detached oak framed garage with first floor office space following demolition of existing car port.
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PLAN/2023/0014 Granted
212 High Road Byfleet West Byfleet Surrey KT14 7BT
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey front extension following demolition of the existing garage/lean to.
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PLAN/2022/0922 Granted
9 Engliff Lane Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8SU
Erection of a single storey front, side and rear extension
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PLAN/2022/0685 Refused
Technology House 48 - 54 Goldsworth Road Woking Surrey GU21 6LE
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a building of up to 25x storeys comprising 224x residential units, ground floor commercial units, landscaping, bin and cycle storage, public realm works and associated works and facilities (Amended Plans)
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COND/2023/0023 Granted
Sheerwater Estate Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey
Partial approval of details pursuant to Condition 48 (means of enclosure) for Phase Red only of planning permission PLAN/2018/0337 for the Sheerwater Regeneration.
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 735 61%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 330 27%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 148 12%
Planning agents in Woking
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Heritage Architecture Ltd 92% granted overall 44
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Nigel Rose Architects 77% granted overall 41
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MB Architecture Ltd 81% granted overall 30
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Redwood Tree Services Ltd 97% granted overall 27
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Harriet Williamson Architecture Limited 93% granted overall 27
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BetterLivingSpace Ltd 73% granted overall 22
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A Cut Above (Surrey) Ltd 87% granted overall 16
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Dryad Tree Specialists Ltd 96% granted overall 15
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Woking decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Woking decided 1213 planning applications. 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Woking?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 56 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Woking decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1213 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 61% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 88% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Woking decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 1803 decisions from Woking between 2003 and 2026, out of 2,104 applications on record. Across that whole period 86% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Woking?
October 2025 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 151 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
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Woking: 2,104 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,213 decided, 87% approved, median 56 days to a decision. 963 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2003 and 2026: 1,803 in total, 86% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.