Unit 1 Midas House 58 - 60 Goldsworth Road Woking Surrey GU21 6QL Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2025/0937 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for installation of new shop front, external alterations and alterations to parking (amended description). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Jan 2026
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Committee
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Woking Planning Committee on 2 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal would have acceptable effects on the building, neighbours, parking and other planning considerations.
  • No representations were received, and no objections were raised during the committee discussion.
  • The committee granted permission and delegated the related advertisement consent decision to the Strategic Director, subject to consultation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Woking's committee minutes of 2 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 2

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
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 24 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU21 6QL
Received
around 22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Novex Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 134 days from validation, 73 days slower than Woking's median of 61 for commercial premises. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

77 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 2026
Committee
2 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 2026
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 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