161 Alexandra Gardens Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2DW

PLAN/2026/0295HouseholderApproved

Approved on 16 June 2026

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed conversion of garage into habitable accommodation.

Received: 17 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Woking Borough Council
Ward: Knaphill

ReceivedReceived17 Apr
ValidatedValidated17 Apr
Consult.Consultation13 May
TargetTarget Date19 Jun
DecidedDecided16 Jun

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 161 Alexandra Gardens Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2DW. Woking has handled 1,185 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Woking's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Knaphill. We hold 1,553 applications in total for the GU21 postcode area.

83% of full 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

Postcode: GU21 2DW
Application type: Householder
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 13 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 13 May 2026
Target decision date: 19 June 2026
Permission expires: 16 June 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: 137 Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6FL

Planning decision

Case officer: Hannah Dale
Statutory period: 63 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 11
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

Source: Woking

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