Hollywood Quarter Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2025/0752 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Construction and operation of a micro energy storage facility and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 7 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Woking built-up area; Conservation area 93 m away: Woking Town Centre.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. 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
GU21 6HJ
Received
around 7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jan 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
23 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DARA Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 7 days slower than Woking's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 75% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
11%go to committee

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

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

63 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
2 Jan 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