Planning publications

Planning Services publishes a number of documents. Whilst many are freely available on the Council's website or can be viewed online at a terminal at the Civic Offices, the remainder can be ordered by post from the Council. Should you wish to order by post please enclose a cheque made payable to Woking Borough Council.  You can also make a purchase by telephone by calling 01483 743843.

Woking Borough Local Plan 1999

The Woking Borough Local Plan was adopted by the Council on 27 August 1999. It sets out the Council's policies for the development and use of land and includes the key considerations for determining planning applications.

 Woking Borough Local Plan 1999  
 Residents  £15.00
 Non-Residents (incl postage & packing)  £65.00

The Local Plan is accompanied by a series of local area summaries and a number of Supplementary Planning Guidance notes which are all available for download and/or purchase.

Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)  Price
Housing density (March 2000)  £3.05
Plot subdivision: Infilling and backland development (March 2000)  £3.05
Urban areas of special residential character (April 2000)  £6.04
Residential boundary treatment (July 2000)  £3.05
Telecommunication masts and antennae (November 2000)  £3.05
House extensions (November 2001)  £3.05
High density housing development (April 2003)  £3.05
Affordable Housing (March 2004) (with revised commuted sums formula)  £3.05
Light pollution (draft)  £3.05
Mount Hermon Conservation Area   £3.05
Old Woking Conservation Area  £3.05
Ashford Road Conservation Area  £3.05
Horsell Conservation Area   £3.05
Bylfeet Corner, Rosemount Parade and Station Approach Conservation Area  £3.05
Pond Road Conservation Area  £3.05
St Johns Conservation Area  £3.05
Wheatsheaf Conservation Area  £3.05
 Local Plan Area Summaries  Price
Brookwood   £1.35
Byfleet   £1.35
Goldsworth Park   £1.35
Horsell and Woodham   £1.35
Kingfield, Westfield and Barnsbury   £1.35
Knaphill and Hermitage   £1.35
Maybury and Sheerwater   £1.35
Mayford and Sutton Green   £1.35
Mount Hermon   £1.35
Old Woking   £1.35
Pyrford   £1.35
St. Johns and Hook Heath   £1.35
West Byfleet   £1.35
Woking Town Centre   £1.35

Woking Local Development Framework

The Government has introduced the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 which changes the way in which development plans are prepared. The Council is required to produce a Local Development Framework (LDF) to replace its Local Plan. The LDF will take the shape of a portfolio of Local Development Documents (LDDs).

   Price
Statement of Community Involvement  £6.00
Parking Standards SPD  £3.50
Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight SPD  £6.00

Monitoring reports

 
Annual Monitoring Report 2006/07
Monitoring of legal agreements and planning benefits 2006

Climate change good practice guidance

The following publications are availble free of charge.

 Climate neutral development good practice guide - summary
 Applicants' checklist
 Design Guide 1: Location and transport
 Design Guide 2: Site layout and design
 Design Guide 3: Energy
 Design Guide 4: Sustainable drainage (suds)
 Design Guide 5: Water conservation and recycling

The countryside

The following countryside publications are available for viewing at the Council offices.

 Countryside Strategy for Woking
 Discovering Ponds
 Countryside visitor guide
 Journey along the Hoe Valley
 Sheets Heath management plan (1994)
 Hoe Valley management plan (1994)
 Prey Heath and Smarts Heath management plan (1994)
 Millmoor management plan (1996)
 Woking Palace management plan (1994)
 Brookwood Heath management plan (1994)

Trees

The following publications are available free of charge.

Enforcement of tree protection
Trees and development sites
Arboricultural Association Leaflet 1:
Arboricultural Association Leaflet 2:
Arboricultural Association Leaflet 3:
Arboricultural Association Leaflet 4:
Arboricultural Association Leaflet 6:
Arboricultural Association - Directory of approved contractors

Urban design

The following publications are available free of charge.

Planning Advice Note 2: Shopfront design guide
Planning Advice Note 3: Conservation Areas
Building conservation in Surrey 1: Historic buildings
Building conservation in Surrey 2: Preservation and repairs of timber framed buildings
Building conservation in Surrey 3: Repointing brick and stonework
Building conservation in Surrey 4: Windows in historic buildings
Building conservation in Surrey 5: Roof repairs to hitoric buildings
Building conservation in Surrey 6: Doors and porches on historic buildings
The heritage of Woking (Historic conservation compendium 2001)
Design statements - notes for applicants and agents
Household design guide

Other Planning Documents

 The following publications are available free of charge.

Basingstoke Canal boat moorings
Planning guide to the installation of satellite dishes
A guide to the determination of planning applications
A guide to inspecting and copying planning applications
Public consultation on planning applications - your rights to make your views known
Enforcement charter
A charter for development control