58 - 60 Westfield Road Westfield Woking Surrey GU22 9NG Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0299 - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Retrospective application for the installation of 3No air conditioning units to rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
8 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Woking built-up area; Open access land about 36 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU22 9NG
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Hoe Valley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neil Warner Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 9 days slower than Woking's median of 70 for full applications. Refused, as 32% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Woking in the last twelve months, from validation. Woking decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026