Woking 2026 – planning the future of our Borough

Housing, the environment, buildings, infrastructure, transport and local businessall important issues in Woking Borough and all issues that affect you, both now and in the future.

Between Monday 26 October and Monday 7 December, we consulted with local people in Woking to find out what they think are the main issues that will affect the future development of the Borough from now until 2026.

We produced an Issues and Options document with accompanying questionnaire to find out what your thoughtswere on a range of key topics. Paper copies of both documents areavailable on request.

Market research agency Halo produced a report summarising the responses. In addition Planning Policy Officers read and noted every comment made. A report summarising the comments made along with the officer response and recommendations was reported to key Councillors in January. The information from the report will be used to inform the Draft Plan. Consultation on the draft plan is expected to take place in the summer.

The Community Strategy and LDF objectives presented in the documentwere assessed through the Sustainability Appraisal process. The findings of the Sustainability Appraisal are documented in the Initial SA Report which accompanies this document and was available for consultation for the same period.