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Spelthorne Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Spelthorne Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,356Searchable applications
209Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 7,451 approved or refused records
1,094Refused applications
6,357 approved · 1,094 refused · 267 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Building ControlContact planning Contact the Planning DepartmentLocal plan Strategic planning and Spelthorne local planPre-application advice Pre application adviceConservation areas Staines conservation areaArticle 4 directions Article 4 directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningdm@spelthorne.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning.Policy@spelthorne.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas4 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided (Refused)21/01837/FUL
The erection of a detached bungalow with associated garage, amenity space, boundary treatment, and parking, together with vehicular access.
Land At Rear Of 225-229 Staines Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2RS
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decided18/01212/DC23
Discharge of condition 32 in relation to bridge design, including scour protection and lighting for planning permission 18/01212/OUT
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01054/DC2
Discharge of condition 5 (asbestos) relating to planning permission 21/01054/FUL
Splinters Towpath Shepperton TW17 9LL
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decided (Refused)21/01842/T56
1No. 15.0m Hutchinson Engineering street pole with 2No. antennas (within shroud), 1No. GPS module and 3No. ground-based equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
Grass Verge On Southern Side Of Gresham Road Outside Grange Court On Corner Of Gresham Road And Chiltern Close Staines Upon Thames Knowle Green TW18 2BN
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decided19/00304/AMD
Amendment to planning permission 19/00304/HOU for proposed flat sky lights into the roof
35 Poplar Road Ashford TW15 1EF
Received 27 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01844/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a side dormer on the first floor and a rear dormer.
Prebends Darby Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JW
Received 27 Nov 2021 - Unknown20/01312/DC1
Discharge of condition numbers 4 (contaminated land), 14 (sustainable drainage scheme), 18 (bird and bat boxes), 19 (construction environmental management plan) relating to planning permission 20/01312/FUL.
Acacia Lodge Rookery Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1BT
Received 28 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01846/TPO
TPO187/98-G1 (Shown on map as T1)-1x Sycamore - to fell.
11 Chiltern Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2BU
Received 28 Nov 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01847/HOU
Erection of a part single storey part two storey rear extension
163 Staines Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SQ
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided (Refused)21/01848/HOU
Construction of a vehicle access with a crossover
163 Staines Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SQ
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Unknown21/00323/DC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Contamination), 5 (Construction Transport Management Plan), 8 (Materials) and 12 (Refuse/Recycling) relating to planning permission 21/00323/FUL
Development Site At Laurence Court Feltham Road Ashford
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01849/FUL
Change of use of vacant bank (E use class) into restaurant (E use class) and take-away (Sui Generis) including installation of extraction flue system to rear and new signs
25 The Parade Staines Road West Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AB
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01850/ADV
Advertisement consent for an internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated hanging sign.
25 The Parade Staines Road West Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AB
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided (Refused)21/01851/T56
The installation of a 19 metre phase 8 pole with wrap around cabinet built around the base, 2no. new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including re-location of existing cabinet.
Junction Of Kingston Road And Bramley Close Outside Jolly Butcher Public House 174 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01852/HOU
Proposed single storey rear extension and side double storey extension
43 Hensworth Road Ashford TW15 3NG
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01853/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development for a single storey outbuilding following the demolition of an existing shed.
40 Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 2RU
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01854/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension (revision to planning permission 21/00686/HOU by raising height of roof)
18A Ravensbourne Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7SU
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01855/RMA
An application for the approval of reserved matters comprising details of Plots 0.03 and 1.04 at Shepperton Studios submitted pursuant to condition 1 of planning permission 18/01212/OUT dated 4th July 2019. Details to discharge conditions 3 (Masterplan) pursuant to the outline consent'
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)21/01856/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.1 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves. (As shown on plan no's 101, 104 rec'd 29.11.2021 and 000, 102, 103, 105 rec'd 05.12.2021
8 Frobisher Crescent Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7DX
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided21/01857/TPO
TPO186/98-G2 (Shown on the location map as T3 - Horse Chestnut - Fell and replant.
Westminster Ashford House Long Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AZ
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided (Approved)21/01858/HOU
Proposed front extension and single-storey rear extension
17 Manor Park Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XE
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided21/01859/CPD
Certificate of proposed lawfulness for change of use of garage to shower and w.c
6 St Nicholas Drive Shepperton TW17 9LD
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided19/00290/AMD4
A non-material amendment to the description of planning permission 19/00290/FUL
Eden Grove 17-51 London Road Staines-Upon-Thames TW18 4EX
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided19/01051/AMD5
A non-material amendment to the description of planning permission 19/01051/FUL and the addtional of a further condition.
Eden Grove 17-51 London Road Staines-Upon-Thames TW18 4EX
Received 1 Dec 2021
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Spelthorne Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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