Planiverse / Authorities / Woking

Woking

In the last 12 months, 86.2% of householder applications were approved in Woking (340 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 56 days).

Full planning applications: 72.2% approved (97 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-23–2026-04-08): 85.4% of 4,235 decisions approved.

4,701Total applications
3,616Approved
619Refused
0Withdrawn
466Pending
85.4%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Woking
Decision Level
3,788Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
735Delegated
12Planning committee
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 1,510 1,245 265
82.5%
Tree Works (TPO) 797 743 54
93.2%
Discharge of Conditions 415 411 4
99.0%
Full Planning Application 408 278 130
68.1%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 287 216 71
75.3%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 201 200 1
99.5%
Minor Amendments 109 71 38
65.1%
Modification of Conditions / Planning P. 105 93 12
88.6%
Householder (Prior Approval) 88 77 11
87.5%
Advertisement Consent 66 52 14
78.8%
Dead And Dangerous 42 42 0
100.0%
Listed Building Consent 39 35 4
89.7%
Change of Use 36 36 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 31 25 6
80.6%
Consultation - formal 29 25 4
86.2%
Prior Approval (Other) 12 10 2
83.3%
Regulation 75 - 2017 Habitat regulations 11 11 0
100.0%
PA - roofmnted solar panels on non-domst 9 9 0
100.0%
PA - Enlargemnt dwellhs additnal storeys 7 6 1
85.7%
Telecommunications 7 7 0
100.0%
Consultation by Surrey County Council 6 6 0
100.0%
PA - New dwellinghses detched commercial 5 5 0
100.0%
PD CHECK 3 3 0
100.0%
Screening 3 3 0
100.0%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 2 2 0
100.0%
PA - Dem and constrctn of new dwellinghs 2 1 1
50.0%
Prior Approval (Class Q — Agricultural to Residential) 2 2 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters 1 1 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 1 0 1
0.0%
PA - New dwellinghses detched flat block 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 327 285
87.2%
2023-Q4 340 290
85.3%
2024-Q1 373 321
86.1%
2024-Q2 304 256
84.2%
2024-Q3 365 296
81.1%
2024-Q4 402 338
84.1%
2025-Q1 332 272
81.9%
2025-Q2 381 314
82.4%
2025-Q3 404 353
87.4%
2025-Q4 326 287
88.0%
2026-Q1 333 296
88.9%
2026-Q2 5 4
80.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Heathlands 663 574 89
86.6%
Pyrford 544 466 78
85.7%
Horsell 543 476 67
87.7%
Canalside 518 421 97
81.3%
Byfleet And West Byfleet 508 442 66
87.0%
Mount Hermon 458 414 44
90.4%
Knaphill 287 238 49
82.9%
St Johns 276 235 41
85.1%
Hoe Valley 273 213 60
78.0%
Goldsworth Park 149 125 24
83.9%
Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab 5 3 2
60.0%
Goldsworth East 4 4 0
100.0%
Planning guides

Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.