Media, communications and filming

Woking borough has been the chosen location for many TV shows, international films and music videos.

We manage filming requests for locations and venues owned by us.

These include:

• public parks and recreation areas
• council owned buildings and car parks
• some car-free public areas within Woking town centre – download the map below

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Filming application requirements

Please consider the following before you submit an application.

Production details

We need to know:

• what you are filming
• the proposed content and activities
• details of the crew and cast including any child and celebrity actors, use of live animals, traffic management requirements and any parking and unit base requests

Documentation

We will only give permission to applicants who supply a copies of: 

• a valid public liability insurance certificate with an excess of £5 million
• a completed risk assessment of the proposed activities

Local impact

Each application will need to consider the impact to local services, residents, businesses, commuters and emergency accesses. If specific groups are likely to be affected by the filming, a stakeholder communications plan will be required before your application is approved.

Filming fees

Applications to film on our managed land are subject to fees, which:

• are undertaken by commercial companies and organisations
• require reserved parking spaces, on-street parking bay suspensions, traffic management and closed unit bases
• requite the closure of public areas

Fees are determined on a case by case basis depending on the proposed activities and are reviewed and discussed once an application has been submitted.

Charges will be requested for service and facility closures, the need to procure any additional services and/or equipment and the administration time required to organise.

Subject to the proposed activities, non-commercial companies, such as community groups, students and charities, may not be subject to filming fees.

Additional costs

Depending on your proposed activities, you may need to apply for additional licenses or permissions, such as:

• parking bay suspension or yellow line dispensation
• temporary traffic orders
• temporary event notice or premises licence
• temporary street trading licence
• building control temporary structures licence
• highways licence for a temporary structure, hoarding, crane or cherry picker operation
• planning permission or advert consent
• cleansing

The officer assigned to your application will inform you of what will be required, potential costs and how to apply.

Application timescales

Applications must be submitted, as a minimum, 3 working days before the proposed filming dates.

Requests with longer term filming and production requirements should apply within a minimum of 4 working weeks of the proposed activity dates.

Filming locations not managed by us

Victoria Place

Victoria Place manages bookings for:

• Woking town centre's shopping centre
• Jubilee Square, Mercia Walk and Commercial Way
• Market Walk

Telephone: 01483 741 000
Email: t.adams@vpwoking.co.uk 

Public roads (highways)

Filming requests on and/or next to the road are managed by Surrey Film Office on behalf of Surrey County Council.

Apply to film on a Surrey County Council highway

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