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Apply for planning permission: step by step

Check if you need planning permission, pre-application advice, submit an application, how we make a decision, appeals.

Search for and comment on a planning application

You can search for, track and comment on current and past planning applications on the planning register.

Planning policy and guidance

The Local Development Plan for Woking and other policies and guidance that shapes development in our area.

Trees and hedges

Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs), trees in conservation areas, tree works and what we can and cannot do, report a vandalised tree, high hedges.

Conservation and heritage

Conservation areas, listed buildings and areas of archaeological and historic interest.

Developer contributions

How we collect money from developers during the planning application process to pay for infrastructure projects, including Section 106 contributions and the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Planning breaches and enforcement

How to let us know if you think someone has broken planning rules, including how we enforce planning regulations.

Apply for a dropped kerb: step by step

How to apply to lower the kerb outside your property to gain vehicle access from the road.

New planning service fees and charges

New fees and charges for planning services, from 1 April 2025.

Speak at a Planning Committee meeting

How to speak at a Planning Committee meeting.

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Apply for planning permission: step by step

Apply for planning permission: step by step

Search for and comment on a planning application

Search for and comment on a planning application

Planning policy and guidance

Planning policy and guidance

Trees and hedges

Trees and hedges

Conservation and heritage

Conservation and heritage

Developer contributions

Developer contributions

Planning breaches and enforcement

Planning breaches and enforcement

Apply for a dropped kerb: step by step

Apply for a dropped kerb: step by step

New planning service fees and charges

New planning service fees and charges

Speak at a Planning Committee meeting

Speak at a Planning Committee meeting

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