Land South Of Chertsey Road Bridge Chertsey Road Woking Surrey Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8126 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

English Oak : WBC Open Spaces - Crown Reduction 3m to good growth, 5.3m clearance over the road, significant deadwood removal. (Works within Basingstoke Canal Conservation Area). Note : permission not required for deadwood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 213 m away: Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw SSSI; Scheduled monument 189 m away: Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common; Inside the Woking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU21 5EN
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 17 days faster than Woking's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Woking in the last twelve months, from validation. Woking decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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 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