Woking 11-storey office block approved

Plans for the redevelopment would include retail space on the ground floor

Councillors have approved an 11-storey office block in Woking town centre.

The building will also include retail units and space for a cafe or gym on the ground and first floors, and will double the available office space in the town centre.

Plans have been approved to demolish buildings in Cleary Court, Chobham Road and parts of Christchurch Way.

There will also be a new public space connecting the north of Victoria Way to the town centre and railway station.

Katie Davis, on behalf of the developers, told Woking Borough Council's planning committee: "There have been no new office buildings built in the town for many years.

"The redevelopment of this rather tired and disjointed but very well located site couldn't come at a better time."

The buildings along Chobham Road are mostly three-storey Victorian terraces with shops on the ground floor and offices above, and Cleary Court is a four-storey 1980s building, the Local Democracy Reporting Service says.

The plans were approved subject to finalising how much the developers should contribute towards community projects.

The developers also said they would look to improve delivery access to the site.

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