Woking Borough Council
Civic OfficesGloucester SquareWokingSurreyGU21 6YL
Telephone: 01483 755855
Local Plan
In September 2007 most of the policies of the Woking Borough Local Plan were 'saved' as part of the Local Development Framework, which means that they can continue to be used until they are replaced by new policies in the Local Development Framework. Some Local Plan policies have been outdated by more recent national and regional planning policy.
The Woking Borough Local Plan was adopted by the Council on 27 August 1999. It set out the Council's policies for the development and use of land and included the key considerations for determining planning applications. An electronic copy of the plan is available in PDF format below or on the Planning Portal website www.planningportal.gov.uk.
Paper copies can be ordered from the Council.
'Saved' Local Plan policies
Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 planning policies from the Woking Borough Local Plan 1999 were saved for three years from 28 September 2004, the date of commencement of Section 38 of the Act.
On 25 September 2007, the Council received a direction from the Secretary of State, through the Government Office for the South East (GOSE) that the majority of the policies in the Local Plan can continue to be saved and used until they are replaced. 14 policies were not saved because they were out of date, unnecessary, were not consistent with or repeated national policies. No policies were amended. The 14 policies not saved are outlined in this table.
The direction letter from GOSE made specific reference to Policy HSG21: Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight. We assume that this is because a representation was made by a third party to GOSE that this policy should not be saved. However, GOSE have considered that the policy should be saved, as requested by the Council.
Local Plan Chapters
Chapter 2: Strategy and Objectives
Chapter 3: The Natural Environment (policies NE1 - NE11)
Chapter 4: Built Environment (policies BE1 - BE22)
Chapter 5: Green Belt (policies GRB1 - GRB6)
Chapter 6: Housing (policies HSG1 - HSG24)
Chapter 7: Employment and Economic Development (policies EMP1 - EMP10)
Chapter 8: Shopping (policies SHP1 - SHP10)
Chapter 9: Leisure, Recreation and the Arts (policies REC1 - REC17)
Chapter 10: Community and Utility Services (policies CUS1 - CUS12)
Chapter 11: Movement (policies MV1 - MV27)
Chapter 12: Woking Town Centre (policies WTC1 - WTC24)
Chapter 13: Village Centres (policies VCN1 - VCN4)
Chapter 14: Resources and Implementation (policies IMP1 - IMP3)
Chapter 15 : Monitoring (policies MON1 - MON5)
Schedule of Proposal Sites
Schedule of Proposal Sites (sites 10 - 25)
Schedule of Proposal Sites - Woking Town Centre (sites 1 - 9)
Appendices
Appendix 1: Areas of Ecological Interest
Appendix 3: Historic Parks and Gardens
Appendix 4: Housing Land Supply
Appendix 5: Definition of Local Centres Shown at 1:10,000 on Proposals Map
Appendix 6: N.P.F.A. Standards
Appendix 7: Children's Play Areas
Appendix 8: Index of Relevant Local Plan Policies
Appendix 9: Index of Previous Policy Numbers From the Deposit Draft Plan
Proposals Map
Proposals Map - Town and Village Centre Insets (all)
Proposals Map - Woking Town Centre inset map
Proposals Map – Knaphill Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - St John’s Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Sheerwater Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - West Byfleet Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Byfleet Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Horsell Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Goldsworth Park Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Walton Road Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Pyrford Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Brookwood Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Kingfield Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Westfield Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Old Woking Village Centre inset map
Proposals Map - Town and Village Centre Insets Key
Area summaries
The Council published 14 Area Summaries of the Local Plan which provide a general overview of how development within specific parts of the Borough would be managed. The summaries available are shown on the map below and links at the bottom of this page.
Supplementary Planning Guidance
The Council also produced a number of Supplementary Planning Guidance documents (SPGs) to amplify the policies of the Local Plan. These can be viewed electronically or a paper copy can be purchased for a small fee.
