10 - 12 St Johns Road St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 7SE Data via plota.co.uk

HABREG/2025/0003 - Regulation 75 - 2017 Habitat regulations Approved

Proposal

Approval under Regulation 75 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) for application ref: (Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide x7 dwellings/apartments). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Dec 2025
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Approved
27 Jan 2026

Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

St John's, Woking conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Woking built-up area; Green belt 53 m away: London; Open access land 43 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £647,500 in September 2023. Other property, freehold.

1 September 2023£647,500Recorded 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 area372 m² (4,004 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 85)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 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
Regulation 75 - 2017 Habitat regulations
Postcode
GU21 7SE
Received
around 22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
St Johns
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
27 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Michael Conoley Associates

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Feb 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

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.