Planning application
Lion House 147 Oriental Road Woking Surrey GU22 8AP
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2026/0064
Application record
- Reference
- PLAN/2026/0064
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mount Hermon
- Parish
- Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
- Decision by
- Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
- Postcode
- GU22 8AP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Woking register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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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).
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PLAN/2025/0751 Refused
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 25x residential units. (Amended Description).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Woking
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Woolf Bond Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Kenilworth
Active · incorporated 2024 · Kenilworth
67 applications on PlanIndex · across 24 councils · 61% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
85 documents on file for this application
- LEGAL - FULL - S106 - DRAFT
- PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT
- AMENDED LANDCAPING PLAN
- AMENDED DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT
- DRAINAGE CONSULTANT RESPONSE
- SUPERSEDED SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE STRATEGY STATEMENT
- SCC HIGHWAYS
- LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY
- THAMES WATER
- SUPERSEDED LANDCAPING PLAN
- COMMENTS FROM DRAINAGE CONSULTANT
- AMENDED SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE STRATEGY STATEMENT
- AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- AMENDED PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS
- SWT
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- THAMES WATER
- ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH
- THAMES WATER
- MR JAMES DUNCAN-OBJECTS(FULL)
- SCC HIGHWAYS
- MR NEIL AVERY-SUPPORTS(FULL)
- AFFINITY WATER
- BRIAN OLIVER
- SITE NOTICE
- SCC ARCHAEOLOGIST
- PRESS NOTICE
- CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER
- FLOOD AND CLIMATE SPECIALIST
- MR LAWRENCE MILES-OBJECTS(FULL)
- NEIGH. NOTIF. - STANDARD - LIST
- WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION
- SUPERSEDED 5344 - PL10C - PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN
- 5344 - PL01A - EXISTING SITE PLAN
- SUPERSEDED 5344 - PL02D - PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 5344 - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - WOKING - REV B
- BNG METRIC
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 5344 - LP01B - SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 5344 - PL03 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 5344 - PL04 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 5344 - PL05 - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- 5344 - PL06 - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- 5344 - PL07 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (SHEET 1 OF 3)
- 5344 - PL08 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (SHEET 2 OF 3)
- 5344 - PL09 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (SHEET 3 OF 3)
- 5344 - PL11A - PROPOSED REFUSE STORE
- 5344 - PL12 - PROPOSED SUBSTATION
- 5344 - PL13 - PROPOSED CYCLE STORE
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPING - GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- TRAVEL PLAN
- 5344 - PL14B - PROPOSED 3D VISUAL - VIEW 3
- 5344 - PL15A - PROPOSED 3D VISUAL - VIEW 2
- ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BNG REPORT
- TREE REPORT
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
- SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT REPORT
- SUPERSEDED DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY AND CHECKLIST
- 1051005 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 1051006 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- 1051009 EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- 1051007 EXISTING NS ELEVATIONS
- 1051008 EXISTING EW ELEVATIONS
- COVER LETTER
- PARKING PROVISION DETAILS
- LANDSCAPE PLAN
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN REPORT PART1
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN REPORT PART2
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN REPORT PART3
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART1
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART2
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART3
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART4
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART5
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART6
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART7
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY_PART8
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
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Woking granted permission on 8 September 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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