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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Spelthorne Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,220 approved · 1,215 refused · 286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
37 Scotts Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7HY
Received 21 Dec 20228 New Parade Church Road Ashford TW15 2UF
Received 22 Dec 20223 Cherry Way Shepperton TW17 8QQ
Received 22 Dec 202268 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4DY
Received 22 Dec 2022Elizabeth Court Elizabeth Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LQ
Received 22 Dec 20222 Kilmiston Avenue Shepperton TW17 9DL
Received 22 Dec 202225 - 27 Clarence Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SY
Received 22 Dec 20225 Gibson Place Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7NW
Received 22 Dec 202211 The Pines Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HT
Received 3 Jan 2023160 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2NX
Received 3 Jan 202349 Lyndhurst Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QZ
Received 3 Jan 202322 Stanwell Gardens Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7JY
Received 28 Dec 202280 Gloucester Crescent Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PS
Received 3 Jan 2023Vacant Land Adjacent To The White House Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SE
Received 3 Jan 202315 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RN
Received 3 Jan 2023180 Green Lane Shepperton TW17 8DZ
Received 3 Jan 20235 Hurstdene Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1HZ
Received 3 Jan 202331 Orchard Way Ashford TW15 3AU
Received 22 Dec 202255 Hogarth Avenue Ashford TW15 1QB
Received 4 Jan 2023141 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JY
Received 5 Jan 20235 Brambledown Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SB
Received 5 Jan 202315 Bridge Gardens Ashford TW15 1UR
Received 5 Jan 202368 Edgell Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2ES
Received 6 Jan 20234 Elm Tree Close Ashford TW15 2HP
Received 6 Jan 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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