Planning application
Crown Place Chertsey Road Woking Surrey GU21 5AJ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Existing Lawful Development to confirm whether material operations comprising demolition have been carried out in accordance with planning permission ref: PLAN/2019/1141 (granted on appeal on 3rd November 2022 - Appeal Ref: APP/A3655/W/20/3259819) (Demolition of all existing buildings including existing footbridge to Victoria Way Car Park and redevelopment of site to provide a new building ranging from 5x to 28x storeys plus basement level comprising up to 366x residential units (Use Class C3), commercial (Use Classes A1/A2/A3) and community uses (Use Classes D1/D2) at ground floor and first floor level and associated internal and external amenity spaces, basement level car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, ancillary facilities, plant, new public realm, landscaping and highway works)
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2025/0891
Application record
- Reference
- PLAN/2025/0891
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Canalside
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU21 5AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Woking register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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COND/2025/0095 Granted
Crown Place Chertsey Road Woking Surrey GU21 5AJ
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 14 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) of permission ref: PLAN/2019/1141 (Demolition of all existing buildings including existing footbridge to Victoria Way Car Park and redevelopment of site to provide a new building ranging from 5x to 28x storeys plus basement level comprising up to 366x residential units (Use Class C3), commercial (Use Classes A1/A2/A3) and community uses (Use Classes D1/D2) at ground floor and first floor level and associated internal and external amenity spaces, basement level car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, ancillary facilities, plant, new public realm, landscaping and highway works) (allowed at appeal on 03.11.2022 ref: APP/A3655/W/20/3259819)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Woking
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
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Woking granted permission on 27 February 2026, 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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Crown Place Chertsey Road Woking Surrey GU21 5AJ
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 14 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) of permission ref: PLAN/2019/1141 (Demolition of all existing buildings including existing footbridge to Victoria Way Car Park and redevelopment of site to provide a new building ranging from 5x to 28x storeys plus basement level comprising up to 366x residential units (Use Class C3), commercial (Use Classes A1/A2/A3) and community uses (Use Classes D1/D2) at ground floor and first floor level and associated internal and external amenity spaces, basement level car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, ancillary facilities, plant, new public realm, landscaping and highway works) (allowed at appeal on 03.11.2022 ref: APP/A3655/W/20/3259819)
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