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Church Gate 9 - 11 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ

PLAN/2023/0974Full Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class F1 (Learning and non-residential institutions).

Received
22 December 2023
Decided
8 March 2024 · Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Canalside
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.14 Jan
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided8 Mar

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Woking83% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Church Gate 9 - 11 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Woking's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 132 applications across Canalside. We hold 1,528 applications in total for the GU21 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PLAN/2023/0974
Address
Church Gate 9 - 11 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ
Postcode
GU21 6DJ
Local Authority
Woking
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Canalside

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 December 2023
Consultation Expiry
14 January 2024
Target Decision Date
11 March 2024
Date Decided
8 March 2024
Date Validated
22 December 2023
Date Submitted
22 December 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
14 January 2024
Permission Expires
8 March 2027

Planning Decision

Decision
Permitted
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
80 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
1
Documents
13
Constraints
11
Coordinates
51.317840, -0.563638
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Woking

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Planning constraints

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  • Brownfield land register: Church Gate, 9 -11 Church Street West, Woking, GU21 6DJRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

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