Planning application
Wheatsheaf Cottage 40 Chobham Road Woking Surrey GU21 4AS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for change of use from Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to Class C4 (Houses in multiple occupation - not more than six residents).
As published by the council, reference PLAN/2026/0136
Application record
- Reference
- PLAN/2026/0136
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Horsell
- 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
- GU21 4AS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Woking register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PLAN/2026/0643 Awaiting decision
Wheatsheaf Cottage 40 Chobham Road Woking Surrey GU21 4AS
Proposed change of use from a six-person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a nine-person HMO (sui generis), together with the demolition of the existing garage and workshop and construction of a single-storey side extension.
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PLAN/2025/0820 Granted
Wheatsheaf Cottage 40 Chobham Road Woking Surrey GU21 4AS
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing garage and conservatory.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Woking
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17 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
Curio Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Redhill
Active · incorporated 2022 · Redhill
37 applications on PlanIndex · across 21 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- APPR. - COLD - PROPOSED
- DELEGATED REPORT
- HOUSING STANDARDS
- WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION
- APPLICATION FORM - REDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
- ALL PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Woking granted permission on 17 April 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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