The YPod Centre Chobham Road Woking Surrey GU21 6JD Data via plota.co.uk

PLAN/2026/0622 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Pending Consideration

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use as a gym (Use Class E). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Nov 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Conservation area 78 m away: Basingstoke Canal; Inside the Woking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
GU21 6JD
Received
around 7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Canalside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MESH

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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

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