Which ward in Woking has the highest planning approval rate?

Mount Hermon at 90.1% based on 819 decisions.

Which ward in Woking has the lowest planning approval rate?

Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab at 80.0% based on 10 decisions.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Woking

Q: How much do planning approval rates vary across Woking?

There is a 10.1% gap between Mount Hermon and Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning outcomes in Woking are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 10.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,909 real decisions·11 wards·Updated August 2026

85.8% approved overall. But 1,126 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Woking shifts your odds by up to 10.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 11 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Mount Hermon	819	738	81	90.1%
2	Horsell	1,041	917	124	88.1%
3	Byfleet And West Byfleet	950	831	119	87.5%
4	Pyrford	1,010	877	133	86.8%
5	St Johns	554	468	86	84.5%
6	Heathlands	1,217	1,024	193	84.1%
7	Goldsworth Park	287	241	46	84.0%
8	Canalside	947	792	155	83.6%
9	Knaphill	535	446	89	83.4%
10	Hoe Valley	517	422	95	81.6%
11	Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab	10	8	2	80.0%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Mount Hermon but face serious resistance in Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab.
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What the data tells us

A 10.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Mount Hermon approves 90.1% of applications while Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab approves just 80.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 7,909 planning decisions in Woking, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Woking Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →