Pearl Assurance House 28 High Street Woking Surrey GU21 6BW Data via plota.co.uk

HABREG/2026/0001 - Regulation 75 - 2017 Habitat regulations Pending Consideration

Proposal

Approval under Regulation 75 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 for application ref: PLAN/2025/0939 (Application for Prior Approval under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) to convert the upper floors from commercial Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to form six self-contained residential flats). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Feb 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Regulation 75 - 2017 Habitat regulations
Postcode
GU21 6BW
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

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 performance
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