Chestnut Cottage Sutton Park Sutton Green Guildford Surrey GU4 7QW
Pending Consideration
PLAN/2026/0139
Description
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development for Retention of and extension to small barn and works including an access and track from Foxes Path, pond, fenced yard and granary building. (Amended Description).
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