Castle Lodge Castle Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4ET

Pending Consideration TREE/2026/8047
Council
Date received
4 Mar 2026
Date validated
4 Mar 2026
Postcode
GU21 4ET

Description

G1 Horse Chestnut. Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points. Reason for works: routine maintenance and T1 Oak Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres/ Current height: 24 metres Current spread: 20 metres. Height after works: 21 metres, spread after works: 18 metres. Reason for works: mitigate structural failure and routine maintenance. (Works subject to TPO 626/0035/1963).

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