PDA secured outline planning permission for a major residential development on the former St. Dunstan's Church site in Woking Town Centre, on behalf of Doran Brothers (London) Ltd.

The scheme includes 91 flats in a 7 to 11-storey building with underground parking for 48 cars, in a highly accessible location close to Woking Railway Station which also connects to the bus interchange and rail-air link to Heathrow. It follows refusal at appeal of a previous mixed-use proposal on the site.

PDA prepared and coordinated relevant supporting documentation, coordinated and convened a public exhibition, and prepared viability analysis. The latter supported negotiation of lower affordable housing and infrastructure contributions than required by policy, taking account of the high constructions costs of a development of this type. Other key issues included impacts on the character of the local area and amenity of neighbouring properties which were successfully mitigated through an iterative design process.