Land to the east of The Willows, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00975 - Permission In Principle Awaiting decision
New homes

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for the erection of one dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

The consultation period closed on 22 Aug 2026.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning statement Application Document · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Location plan Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1984/pip-01 Proposed site & ground floor plan Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1984/pip-02 Proposed street scene Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Unilateral undertaking form Application Document · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Scc highways Correspondence · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
SSSI 80 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 422 m away: Thames Basin Heaths; Conservation area 67 m away: Basingstoke Canal North.
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.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Permission In Principle
Postcode
GU24 0QF
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Normandy & Pirbright
Parish
Pirbright
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MCA Architects

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 72% of new homes in Guildford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
70decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Guildford in the last twelve months, from validation. Guildford decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 supporting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15012629
Planning Portal ref
PP-15012629
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Withdrawn
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and keeping o…
24/P/01504
2024 Withdrawn
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and keeping o…
24/P/01504
2024 Approved
1 Victoria Cottages, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Single storey rear extension, changes to fenestration and the addition of rear decking an…
24/P/01078
2024 Approved
1 Victoria Cottages, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Single storey rear extension, changes to fenestration and the addition of rear decking an…
24/P/01078
2023 Refused
Land South of, Gole Road and East of Havenwood, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and keeping o…
23/P/02068
2023 Refused
Land South of, Gole Road and East of Havenwood, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and keeping o…
23/P/02068
2023 Refused
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of proposed barn and stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the gra…
23/P/01663
2023 Refused
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of proposed barn and stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the gra…
23/P/01663
2023 Refused
Land adjacent to The Willows, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of…
23/P/00315
2023 Refused
Land adjacent to The Willows, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of…
23/P/00315
2022 Refused
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of proposed barn for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and kee…
22/P/01848
2022 Refused
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Erection of proposed barn for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and kee…
22/P/01848
2022 Approved
Fernbank, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QF
Non-material amendment to planning application 21/P/02084 approved 06/12/21dfor the addit…
22/N/00059
2022 Approved
Fernbank, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QF
Non-material amendment to planning application 21/P/02084 approved 06/12/21dfor the addit…
22/N/00059
2021 Approved
Fernbank, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QF
Proposed single storey rear extension.
21/P/02084
2021 Refused
Land adjacent to The Willows, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QF
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of…
21/P/01060
2020 Refused
Fernbank, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QF
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey…
20/P/01722
2020 Refused
Fernbank, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QF
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey…
20/P/01722
2016 Approved
1 Belmont Cottages, Gole Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QG
Single storey side extension.
16/P/01465
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings