9 Creswell Corner Anchor Hill Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2JD Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0662 - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from Funeral Director (Class E) to Tattoo Parlour (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Woking's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Woking built-up area; Green belt 40 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU21 2JD
Received
around 24 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Knaphill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Union4 Planning

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Woking usually decides commercial premises by day 61.

Day 1546 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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