Greywell House Hockering Road Woking Surrey GU22 7HP Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8253 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

(T1) : Lime Tree (on right hand side of garden) - Pollard reducing width by approx 4m and height by approx 6m (T2) : Lime Tree - Pollard side of neighbours reducing by approx 3m (tree sited in Fair Isle, Hockering Road) (T3) : Sycamore - Reduce lowest branch from neighbours by approx 3m (tree sited in Fair Isle, Hockering Road) (T4) : Yew Tree - Fell. (Works within Hockering Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Woking's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

The Hockering, 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
Local nature reserve 440 m away: White Rose Lane; Inside the Woking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 29 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £3,005,000 in August 2019. Detached house, freehold.

30 August 2019£3,005,000
29 September 2014£2,500,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU22 7HP
Received
around 25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Mount Hermon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Care Company

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Woking usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 51.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Woking in the last twelve months, from validation. Woking decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use