Briarwood Nursery 145 Saunders Lane Woking Surrey GU22 0NT Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0205 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for erection of 2x glasshouses and 2x sheds for horticultural use, 1x polytunnel, 1x pump room creation of a water storage pond and 3x water tanks, formation of a car parking area and other associated works following demolition of 1x building, 3x glasshouses, 3x sheds and 2x polytunnels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Committee
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Planning committee · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

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Documents 46

Consultation & comments 14

PDF SWT Consultee Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SWT Consultee Comment · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF SCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEATH Consultee Comment · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 397 m away: Smart's and Prey Heaths SSSI; Inside the Woking built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,100,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

18 October 2024£1,100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU22 0NT
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Ward
Heathlands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Smith Simmons & Partners

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 50 days slower than Woking's median of 64 for demolitions. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
89decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Apr 2026
Committee
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.