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COND/2026/0036 - Discharge of Conditions Approved

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to Conditions 34 (Access and Visibility), 51 (EV Charging) and 100 (BREEAM) of planning permission for Hybrid planning application (part outline, part full planning application) for the demolition of 573 residential units and existing non-residential buildings and redevelopment of the site to be implemented in phases to provide a mixed-use development comprising of 869 residents units (Class C3), 134 specialist residential units (Class C3/C2), 904 sqm community centre (Class D1 ), 929 sqm nursery/children's centre (Class D1 ), 312 sqm health centre (Class D1 ), 290 sqm additional classrooms (Class D1 ), 1,728 sqm of retail (flexible use within Class A 1 and/or A2 and/or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5), 117sqm management office (flexible use within Class A 1 and/or A2 and/or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5 and/or B1a and/or SG), and 132 sqm dentist (flexible use within Class A1 and/or A2 and/or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5 and/or class D1 ), a new energy centre, formation of a new car park for Broadmere Primary school, formation of an extended car park for Bishop David Brown School and the Leisure Centre, including a bus/coach drop off area, formation of a new community car park to serve community hub, hard and soft landscaping and open space with a kiosk, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and a skate park, reconfigured and new vehicular and pedestrian access and works to the public highway and associated works; including full planning application for the detailed phases comprising of: demolition of 412 residential units and 7,609 sqm existing non-residential buildings, and construction of 695 residential units (7 no. studios, 68 no. 1-bedroom specialist accommodation, 160 no. 1-bed units, 227 no. 2-bed units, 160 no. 3-bed units, 71 no.4-bed units, and 2 no. 5-bed units, ), 904 sqm Community Centre (Class D1), 1,728 sqm of retail (flexible use within Class A1 and/or A2 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

SSSI 72 m away: Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 14 m away: Basingstoke Canal
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Inside the West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw built-up area; Priority habitat 9 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 24 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
Discharge of Conditions
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gillings Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 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