Woking tower scheme gets green light after planning inspector sides with developer

By Jordan Marshall2022-01-13T06:00:00

Malaysian firm appealed local council’s decision to throw out Goldsworth Road plans

A government planning inspector said the Surrey commuter town of Woking is suitable for tall buildings after he overturned a decision by the local council to throw out plans to build five new tower blocks, the tallest of which will be 37 storeys.

The 900-homes scheme by architect JTP was booted out by the borough council last January but EcoWorld London appealed.

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