St Marys Church Church Hill Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4QQ

Pending Consideration COND/2026/0012
Council
Date received
20 Feb 2026
Date validated
20 Feb 2026
Postcode
GU21 4QQ

Description

Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission PLAN/2025/0638 for Section 73 application to vary Conditions 02 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref: PLAN/2022/1102 (Planning permission for the erection of a single storey front extension with an open canopy to the front, part two storey / part first floor extension including the raising of the ridge height and replacement roof and a glazed link between the main church building and the extension. Alterations to fenestration. (amended plans)) Variation of Condition 02 to allow the scheme to be reduced to a single storey rear extension.

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