55 Wishmore Cross Academy, Flat 1 Alpha Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0513/FFU - Full Planning Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use from teaching accommodation (C3) to education teaching spaces (F1a) with internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Surrey Heath's recent full applications.

Documents 24

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Site constraints 3

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.
Also on the record
Inside the West End and Chobham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 12 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 8NE
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Windlesham & Chobham
Parish
Chobham Parish Council
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Barker Associates (Essex) Limited

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Surrey Heath usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 452 days to 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14964796
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 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