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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 dates11,316Searchable applications
207Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 9,184 approved or refused records
1,329Refused applications
7,855 approved · 1,329 refused · 318 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/00093/FUL
Erection of a new detached dwelling house with associated parking provision and amenity space
Land Adjacent To 1 Hillview Cottages Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YX
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00095/HOU
Single storey side extension to accommodate part garage part habitable accommodation
6 Exeforde Avenue Ashford TW15 2EF
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00096/HOU
Replacement roof, with hip to gable alterations to both sides and installation of rear facing dormer, to provide habitable accommodation at second floor level as shown on drawings numbered TW151SJ PP2, 100, 101 and 102 received on 28 January 2024
9 The Drive Ashford TW15 1SJ
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00097/HOU
Erection of a First floor Rear Extension
15 New Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4BW
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00098/HOU
Erection of a part single/part two storey side extension with rear dormer and erection of a single-storey front extension following demolition of existing garage
2 Meadow Croft Cotswold Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DD
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00100/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development for the garage conversion to form a habitable space.
5 Albain Crescent Ashford TW15 3AN
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00101/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey side/rear extension).
5 Albain Crescent Ashford TW15 3AN
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided23/01426/AMD
Non material amendment for change of fenestration on proposed rear elevation from French doors and a window to sliding doors relating to planning permission 23/01426/HOU
1 Tennyson Road Ashford TW15 2LN
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00105/HOU
Erection of a first floor side extension, a part garage conversion and a single storey outbuilding
14 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2SG
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00108/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a rear facing dormer and two no. rooflights within the front slope.
58 Keywood Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7QS
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00109/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
90 Knightsbridge Crescent Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QR
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00110/FUL
First floor rear extension to create one new studio flat (including alterations to the parking layout approved in planning permission 22/00581/FUL)
68 Church Road Ashford TW15 2TW
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00111/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.47 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.10 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres. (As shown on: LOCATION PLAN, STO/01, STO/02 REV A, RECEIVED 31.01.2024)
105 Long Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AL
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00112/TPO
Amended description - TPO009STA/63/T044 - 1 x Lime (shown as T044 on submitted plan) reduce height of trunk to no less than 4 metres high. TPO009STA/63/T043 - 1 x Lime (shown as T043 on submitted plan) reduce height of trunk to no less than 4 metres high.
96 Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LN
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00113/TCA
Tree in the Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Mulberry Tree - reduce back to previous points, approximately 15% or 2.5 metres all over.
Sonoma Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00114/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a part first floor rear extension
17 Harfield Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PT
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn24/00118/FUL
Proposed erection of single storey studio flat with landscaping and amenity space by sub diving the existing plot
8A Elizabethan Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7QL
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00119/FUL
Erection of new boat shelter with green coated corrugated sheet metal roof and sides on scaffold pole framework with a maximum height of 2.3m standing on a 6m x 12m perimeter porous cinder base, adjacent to existing work shed.
Desborough Sailing Club Ferry Lane Shepperton TW17 9LQ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00120/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
21 Bruce Avenue Shepperton TW17 9DP
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00121/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of a single storey side extension incorporating 3 skylights, following demolition of store and car port.
9 Bramble Close Shepperton TW17 8RR
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00122/HOU
Proposed single storey rear extension, ground floor side door and internal log burner
20 Blacksmith Close Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey TW16 6BF
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00123/TPO
TPO132/91/T001 - 1 x Oak (Quercus sp.) (shown as T001 on submitted plan) Reduce crown to previous reduction points, shape and lift to 5m.
1 Broad Oak Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided20/01486/DC10
Discharge of condition 16 (travel plan) relating to planning permission 20/01486/FUL
Spelthorne Leisure Centre Knowle Green Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AJ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00125/TCA
Trees in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Leylandii (shown as T1 on submitted plan) 4m high reduce to 3m, 3 x Cotoneasters (shown as T2, T3 and T4 on submitted plan) each 4m high - reduce to 3m, 3m wide - reduce to 2m, 1 x Maple (shown as T5 on submitted plan) 4m high reduce to 3m, 3m wide reduce to 2m, 4 x Group of Leylandii (shown as T6,T7,T8,T9) 8m high reduce to 5m, 11m wide reduce to 7m, 2 x Leylandii (shown as T10 and T11 on submitted plan) 4m high reduce to 3m, 2 x Silver Birch (shown as T12 and T13 on submitted plan) 10m high reduce to 5m, 2 x Silver Birch (shown as T14 and T15 on submitted plan) 9m high reduce to 5m, 3m wide reduce to 2m and 4 x Cotoneasters (shown as T16, T17, T18 and T19 on submitted plan) - 5m high reduce to 3m, 4m wide reduce to 3m.
Rivermead House Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QN
Received 1 Feb 2024
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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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