Hallmark House 10 - 12 St Johns Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7SE

Pending Consideration COND/2026/0020
Council
Date received
6 Mar 2026
Date validated
6 Mar 2026
Postcode
GU21 7SE

Description

Approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (refurbishment asbestos verification report), 04 (refuse and recycling management arrangements) and 05 (cycle parking) of prior approval ref: PLAN/2024/0503 dated 18.09.2024 (Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide x7 dwellings/apartments).

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