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St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

Granted Woking PLAN/2024/0900 PA - COU commercial/service to dwellhs

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

Proposal

Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

As published by the council, reference PLAN/2024/0900

Application record

Reference
PLAN/2024/0900
Type
PA - COU commercial/service to dwellhs
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval - Approved
Received
9 Dec 2024
Validated
9 Dec 2024
Decided
24 Jan 2025
Ward
Canalside
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU21 6EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Woking register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • PLAN/2026/0585 Decided

    St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AB of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.

    Decided 9 Oct 2026
  • PLAN/2026/0302 Refused

    St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    Application 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 one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Outline
  • PLAN/2024/0753 Refused

    St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2024

    Received by Woking

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - Approved

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Savills Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1987 · London

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Documents

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

52 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Woking granted permission on 24 January 2025, 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.

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Nearby applications

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  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2024/0753 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Refused Outline 45 docs
  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2026/0585 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AB of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.

    Decided New dwelling 24 docs
    Major scheme
  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2026/0302 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Application 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 one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.

    Refused Outline New dwelling 24 docs
    Major scheme
  • Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE

    PLAN/2025/0769 Submitted 6 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 16 apartments.

    Granted Outline New dwelling 20 docs
    Major scheme
  • Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE

    COND/2025/0159 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Asbestos Survey) to planning permission PLAN/2025/0769 (Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 16 apartments).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 8 docs
    Major scheme
  • Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE

    COND/2026/0037 Submitted 25 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Asbestos Survey) to planning permission PLAN/2026/0130 (Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 7 apartments).

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
    Several homes

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