37 High Street West End Woking Surrey GU24 9PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/0161/FFU - Full Planning Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use from vehicle repairs and servicing (class B2) to mixed use (Sui Generis) comprising car sales, along with vehicle workshop for repairs and servicing. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 82. The consultation period closed on 24 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Special protection area 178 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 178 m away: Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath 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 West End and Chobham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GU24 9PL
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Bisley & West End
Parish
West End Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Inception Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 82, past the statutory target. 92% of full applications in Surrey Heath are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 8226 days past the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
233decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Surrey Heath in the last twelve months, from validation. Surrey Heath decision record →

Public comments

8comments received
6 objecting2 supporting

75% object · in line with the UK average

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14623327
Neighbours
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Surrey Heath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#163 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Surrey Heath ranks #134 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Surrey Heath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #182 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #235 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #134 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #94 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
20 decided
600
Total decisions
78 refused in the year to March 2026