Flat 1 The Anchor Public House High Street Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2EE Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2025/0321 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Application for changes to the granted Planning Application to the redevelopment proposals (Planning app (ref ) and renewed by Woking BC in September 2024 (ref ) to change the proposed commercial space to two additional flats and make internal layout changes and minor fenestration changes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 11 Jul 2025
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Planning committee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Woking Planning Committee on 10 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide ten homes while having acceptable effects on the building, area, neighbours and transport.
  • The committee supported the scheme and granted permission subject to a Section 106 agreement and the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Woking's committee minutes of 10 Feb 2026.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

  • FullApprovedPLAN/2025/0321This application
    Application for changes to the granted Planning Application to the redevelopment proposals (Planning app) and renewed by Woking…
  • FullApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 2, 3, 6 discharged

  • FullApprovedcouncil archive

Site constraints 1

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 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 2EE
Received
around 11 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Jul 2025
Ward
Knaphill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Oct 2025
Decision
Permitted subject to s106 Agreement
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Husband and Partners Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 257 days from validation, 187 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.

92 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Aug 2025
Committee
10 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
10 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