Barclays Town Gate House Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6AE Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0130 - PA - COU commercial/service to dwellhs Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 7 apartments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Woking War Memorial
List entry 1443492 · 27 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Inside the Woking built-up area; Conservation area 98 m away: Woking Town Centre.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
PA - COU commercial/service to dwellhs
Postcode
GU21 6AE
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval - Approved
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Allen Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 61 days. Approved, as 82% of commercial premises here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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