Woodpeckers Elm Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4DY

Pending Consideration PLAN/2026/0178
Council
Date received
23 Mar 2026
Date validated
23 Mar 2026
Postcode
GU21 4DY

Description

Proposed part one-storey and part two-storey extensions to the front, side and rear of Woodpeckers along with a roof extension and loft conversion to form a five-bedroom dwelling house with an attached front garage. Proposed detached single-storey outbuilding with solar panels to the rear garden, new pond and patio and associated garden landscaping.

2.9/10
Planning Authority Score
#236 of 282

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #200 out of 282. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

Woking decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #257 of 282
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #256 of 282
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #200 of 282
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #143 of 282
54%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
748
Total decisions
153 refused in 2025