Sheerwater Estate Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey
Approved on 25 June 2026
Council decision: Permitted
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant to Conditions 34 (Access and Visibility), 51 (EV Charging) and 100 (BREEAM) of planning permission PLAN/2018/0337 for Revised Application Information and Description - Hybrid planning application (part outline, part full planning application) for the demolition of 573 residential units and existing non-residential buildings and redevelopment of the site to be implemented in phases to provide a mixed-use development comprising of 869 residents units (Class C3), 134 specialist residential units (Class C3/C2), 904 sqm community centre (Class D1), 929 sqm nursery/children's centre (Class D1), 312 sqm health centre (Class D1), 290 sqm additional classrooms (Class D1), 1,728 sqm of retail (flexible use within Class A1 and/or A2 and/or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5), 117 sqm management office (flexible use within Class A1 and/or A2 and/or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5 and/or B1a and/or SG) and 321 sqm dentist (flexible use within Class A1 and/or A2 and /or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5 and/or Class D1), a new energy centre, formation of a new car park for Broadmere Primary School, formation of an extended car park for Bishop David Brown School and the Leisure Centre, including a bus/coach drop off area, formation of a new community car park to serve community hub, hard and soft landscaping and open space with a kiosk, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and a skate park, reconfigured and new vehicular and pedestrian access and works to the public highway and associated works; including full planning application for the detailed phases comprising of - demolition of 412 residential units and 7,609 sqm existing non-residential buildings and construction of 695 residential units (7no. studios, 68no. 1-bedroom specialist accommodation, 160no. 1-bed units, 227no. 2-bed units, 160no. 3 bed units, 71no. 4-bed units and 2no. 5-bed units), 904 sqm Community Centre (Class D1), 1,728 sqm of retail (flexible use.........PLEASE SEE APPLICATION FOR FULL DESCRIPTION
- Received
- 22 April 2026
- Council
- Woking Borough Council
- Ward
- Canalside
- Agent
- Gillings Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived22 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Jun
- DecidedDecided25 Jun
Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Sheerwater Estate Albert Drive Sheerwater Woking Surrey. Woking has handled 280 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Woking's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Canalside.
94% of conditions applications at Woking Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 573
- Parish
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Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Gillings Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 2 Wessex Business Park Colden Common Winchester SO21 1WP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Barry Curran
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Basingstoke CanalPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Approval of details and confirmation of compliance pursuant to conditions attached to planning permission…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCOND/2026/0125 - 202630 Jul
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ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCOND/2026/0085 - 202630 Jul
Approval of details pursuant to Conditions 54 (Hard Surfacing Leisure Centre), 81 (Residential Travel Plan…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCOND/2026/0084 - 202520 Jan
Partial approval of details pursuant to Condition 53 (sustainability evidence) for Phase Yellow only of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCOND/2024/0149 - 202423 Aug
Partial approval of details pursuant to Condition 48 (garden boundary enclosures) for Phase Yellow only of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCOND/2024/0090 - 202117 Feb
Partial approval of details pursuant to Condition 24 (drainage verification) for phase Purple only of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCOND/2021/0029
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