St Marys Church Church Hill Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4QQ

Pending Consideration COND/2026/0012
Council
Date received
20 Feb 2026
Date validated
20 Feb 2026
Postcode
GU21 4QQ

Description

Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission PLAN/2025/0638 for Section 73 application to vary Conditions 02 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref: PLAN/2022/1102 (Planning permission for the erection of a single storey front extension with an open canopy to the front, part two storey / part first floor extension including the raising of the ridge height and replacement roof and a glazed link between the main church building and the extension. Alterations to fenestration. (amended plans)) Variation of Condition 02 to allow the scheme to be reduced to a single storey rear extension.

Woking
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#248 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #238 out of 292. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
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Woking decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #265 of 292
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #265 of 292
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #238 of 292
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #147 of 292
54%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
748
Total decisions
153 refused in 2025