Primrose House Lawfords Hill Road Worplesdon Woking Surrey GU3 3QB Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0567 - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of a single storey detached building to form annexe accommodation and single garage, and canopy between building and main dwelling; following demolition of existing outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 16 Oct 2026, from Woking's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Special protection area 158 m away: Thames Basin Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 158 m away: Ash to Brookwood Heaths 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 Worplesdon built-up area; Priority habitat 18 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,016,500 in March 2019. Other property, freehold.

7 March 2019£1,016,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area346 m² (3,724 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (92 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2022
HeatingGround source heat pump, Underfloor heating, pipes in screed above insulation, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.20 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Householder
Postcode
GU3 3QB
Received
around 6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Heathlands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Just Planning

Decision outlook

Day 64 of the 56-day target. Woking usually decides demolitions by day 64.

Day 648 days past the 56-day target
38%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
89decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.