Planning application
5 - 51 Middle Walk Woking Surrey GU21 6XT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use/Development) for works including adding a green roof with associated irrigation cabinets, access ladders and guarding/safe access system and a green wall on the southern (front) facade at no.5-51 Middle Walk.
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2026/0018
Application record
- Reference
- PLAN/2026/0018
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Canalside
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU21 6XT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Woking
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Guildford
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16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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