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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 dates11,333Searchable applications
207Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 9,201 approved or refused records
1,333Refused applications
7,868 approved · 1,333 refused · 318 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Approved)24/00126/HOU
Erection of proposed single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, front extension and new porch.
44 Park Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7NY
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00127/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3 metres and a height of 2.8 metres to the eaves.(following demolition of existing rear extension) as shown on existing elevation plan, proposed elevation plan, existing floor plans and proposed floor plans all unnumbered received on 01.02.2024 and amended plan numbered PAGE 01 received on 07/03/2024
10 Berkeley Close Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6ED
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00128/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory
1 Lammas Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XT
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00131/FUL
Change of use from a dwelling (C3) to a childrens care home (C2).
35A Cornerside Ashford TW15 1UY
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00133/FUL
Conversion of a private residential dwelling (C3) to Housing in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) for 7 bedrooms (for up to 14 individuals) with en suites. Single storey rear extension and infill side extension from garage with flat roofs. Garage converted to plant room and living accommodation with roof and door replacement Front porch extension with crown flat roof. Loft conversion with dormers to rear and sides.
27 Talbot Road Ashford TW15 3PN
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided12/01487/AMD4
Non-material amendment to planning permission: SP/12/01487 dated 12 March 2020 to amend plans and drawings under Condition 5 to allow revised orientation of processing plant SCC 2024-0020
Land At Watersplash Farm Fordbridge Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AU
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00134/ADV
Advertisement consent for the display for 3no. internally illuminated replacement fascia panels to be installed into locations of previous fascia panels with new concept design, 1no. non-illuminated new projecting sign (matching existing retained sign) installed to the corner of the shopfront, projecting over the High Street. Existing projecting sign on Norris Road to be retained, with face of sign updated to reflect the latest signage concept.
Goldsmiths 1 Norris Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4UP
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00135/HOU
Construction of a vehicle crossover
251 Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SQ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn24/00136/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 3.9 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves.Better insulated than the current extension which has no insulation.
1 Ash Grove Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1JE
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00137/HOU
Proposed part two storey part single storey side and rear wraparound extension and single storey front extension (following the demolition of existing conservatory and garage) and hardstanding to accomodate no. 2 cars
3 Ash Grove Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1JE
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00138/HOU
Erection of part two storey, part first floor, part single storey side and rear extensions.
201 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1BB
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00139/HOU
Erection of a detached garage
1A Parkwood Grove Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QW
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00141/HOU
Proposed conversion of existing integral garage into habitable accomodation including the replacement of the garage door with a new window.
1C Georgian Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NR
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Unknown21/01742/DC2
Discharge of condition 4 (Land and Ground Water Contamination Assessment Report) relating to planning permission 21/01742/FUL
Crownage Court 99 Staines Road West Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AE
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00142/LBC
Listed Buildings Consent application for the proposed maintenance to the roof, timber windows and shopfront.
46 - 48 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4DY
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00146/PDH
Prior notification approval notification for a single storey rear extension that would project 4 metres beyond the original rear elevation, measuring a maximum height of 3.4 metres and a height of 2.4 metres to the eaves as shown in plans D01, D02, D03, D04, D05, D06, D07, D08 & D09 (Received 05.02.2024).
53 Gaston Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 8HQ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided23/00173/DC1
Discharge of conditions relating to planning permission 23/00173/RVC (Condition 5- Energy Statement. Condition 8 - Close existing access, Condition 12- Lighting, Condition 26- EVCP
Fomer Builders Merchant Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YN
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided23/00173/DC2
Discharge of conditons relating to planning permission 23/00173/RVCCondition 6 Means of enclosure, Condition 13 hard and soft landscaping, Condition 14 Landscape management, Condition 18 bird and bat boxes location
Former Builders Merchant Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YN
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00150/FUL
Replacement dwelling following demolition of the existing house.
Delmonde 16 Willow Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6BT
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00152/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a side facing dormer, a side facing outrigger dormer and 3 no. side windows.
1 Beehive Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2AH
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided23/00273/AMD
Amendment to Condition 2 of planning permission ref. 23/00273/RVC to amend those approved plans.
Eden Grove 17-51 London Road Staines-Upon-Thames TW18 4EX
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided22/00766/AMD3
Amendment to Condition 2 of planning permission ref. 22/00766/RVC to amend those approved plans.
Eden Grove 17 - 51 London Road Staines-upon-Thames
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00155/FUL
Retention of replacement timber fencing to SW and W boundary and retention of enlarged amenity space including relevelling of this area
30 Nettlefold Place Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6BD
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00157/FUL
Reconfiguration of the existing ground floor and the erection of a rear groundfloor extension following the demoliton of the existing storage building.
16 - 18 Church Road Ashford TW15 2UY
Received 7 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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