Unit 2 Woking Business Park Sheerwater Woking Surrey GU21 5JY Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2025/0473 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a detached two storey building for Class E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2/B8 use, associated car parking and landscaping following the demolition of the existing building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 4 Jul 2025
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Approved
20 Nov 2025

Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Planning committee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Woking Planning Committee on 11 Nov 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal would provide improved employment floorspace with acceptable transport, flooding and neighbour impacts, subject to conditions.
  • No representations were received, while consultees raised no objection on highway safety, conservation or environmental health grounds.
  • The committee granted planning permission after discussing biodiversity net gain, office space and employment levels.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee debate and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Woking's committee minutes of 11 Nov 2025.

Documents 33

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Associated applications 9

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.
SSSI 102 m away: Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw built-up area; Conservation area 96 m away: Basingstoke Canal.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU21 5JY
Received
around 4 Jul 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Oct 2025
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
20 Nov 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark

How this decision compares

Decided in 139 days from validation, 69 days slower than Woking's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 75% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
11%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

68 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jul 2025
Committee
11 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Oct 2025
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