Planning application
Lion House 147 Oriental Road Woking Surrey GU22 8AP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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 from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 25x residential units. (Amended Description).
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2025/0751
Application record
- Reference
- PLAN/2025/0751
- Type
- PA - COU commercial/service to dwellhs
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval - Refused
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Mount Hermon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU22 8AP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Woking register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PLAN/2026/0064 Awaiting decision
Lion House 147 Oriental Road Woking Surrey GU22 8AP
Demolition of the existing building and construction of a 76-bed care home for older people (use class C2) with associated works, car/cycle parking, amenity space and landscaping.
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PLAN/2025/0969 Granted
Lion House 147 Oriental Road Woking Surrey GU22 8AP
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 from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 23x residential units. (Amended Description).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2025
Received by Woking
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused
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12 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Kenilworth
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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 from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 23x residential units. (Amended Description).
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