We have long been committed to protecting the environment. The list below highlights some key activities undertaken across our estate since 1990/1991.
1990/1991 | The Council embarks on programme of energy efficiency works across its own estate |
1994 | Woking Environment Action (formerly called Woking Local Action 21) established |
1997/1998 | Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and first phase of solar panels installed at Brockhill |
February 1999 | Thameswey Ltd established |
July 1999 | Thameswey Energy Ltd established |
2001 | Second phase of solar panels installed at Brockhill |
2001 | Awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise |
March 2001 | Woking CHP Energy Station officially opened |
December 2002 | Climate Change Strategy adopted |
2003 | Climate Neutral Development Guidance adopted |
March 2003 | Cross political party Climate Change Working Group established |
June 2003 | Woking Park Fuel Cell / CHP officially opened |
June 2005 | Updated Climate Change Strategy adopted |
June 2005 | First demonstration hybrolight commissioned |
March 2005 | Awarded the Beacon Council Status for Sustainable Energy |
December 2005 | Awarded Low Carbon Leaders' Award |
2006 | First electric vehicle (EV) charging points installed in town centre car parks |
March 2006 | Energy Saving Trust fleet health check |
Autumn 2006 | Enterprise Rent A Car Ltd car club introduced for Council business mileage |
March 2007 | Awarded Beacon Status for Promoting Sustainable Communities through the Planning Process |
2008 | Revised Climate Change Strategy adopted |
2008/2009 | Beacon Council Status for Tackling Climate Change |
2008/2009 | The Council enters partnership with Enterprise Rent A Car Ltd to deliver a car club for business mileage reducing emissions and saving money on mileage claims |
2008 to 2011 | Cycle Woking programme delivered |
2009 | Action Surrey created as part of the Thameswey Group to give impartial energy advice to households, schools and businesses helping them save money and reduce CO2 emissions |
March 2012 | Environmental audit conducted by Cap Gemini |
2012/2013 | Expansion of electric vehicle charging points in town Centre car parks (ongoing) |
March to August 2015 | Electric vehicle pilot as part of the Council’s car club arrangements |
September 2015 | Woking 2050, revised Climate Change Strategy adopted |
January/February 2018 | Air quality monitoring tubes installed on Victoria Way at the junction with Lockfield Drive (at the former Toys R Us building, and at Victoria Arch junction) |
Spring 2018 | Plastic water bottles removed from Council Chamber meetings, china cups and glasses replaced plastic and paper cups in all meeting rooms. Segregated waste bins, including food waste, introduced into staff kitchens in Civic Offices. |
October 2018 | Diesel vehicles banned from the Council's lease car fleet |
2018/2019 | New Vision Homes (NVH) invested £5.7m into the existing housing stock as part of the asset management programme. £500,000 of which was focused on improving the energy efficiency of blocks through external wall, cavity wall and loft insulation programmes. |
February 2019 | Electric vehicle position statement adopted and published on website |
April 2019 | Thameswey's new energy centre on Poole Road received planning permission |
July 2019 | Single Use Plastics Policy adopted |
July 2019 | |
| September 2019 | Minutes of the Climate Change Working Group added to the Council’s website to enhance awareness of its activities in this area. |
| November 2019 | Five trees planted at Byfleet Primary School to mark National Tree Week. The planting was part of Surrey County Council’s initiative to plant 1.2 million trees in the county by 2030. |
| December 2019 | Minutes of the Climate Change Working Group added to the Council's website to enhance awareness of its activities in this area. |
| February 2020 | Carbon neutral definitions and baselines determined and adopted by Woking Borough Council along with the identification of priority carbon reduction activities for 2020 to 2021. |
| February 2020 | Woking Borough confirmed as part of a Surrey County Council pilot to install on-street charging points. SCC was awarded £470,000 to install 80 fast on-street charging points for electric vehicles across Woking, Spelthorne, Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils during 2020 to 2021. |
| March 2020 | Seven trees planted on Surrey County Council highway land adjacent to Horsell Lodge to mark Surrey Tree Week. |
| March 2020 | Minutes of the Climate Change Working Group added to the Council's website to enhance awareness its activities in this area. |