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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 dates11,362Searchable applications
207Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 9,220 approved or refused records
1,335Refused applications
7,885 approved · 1,335 refused · 320 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Prior Approval not required)24/00188/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.5 metres and a height of 3.0 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: ARC/24/ASH206/PA01 page 01/02; 02/02 received 13.02.2024)
206 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RS
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00190/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include a rear dormer, a Juliet balcony and four no. front facing roof lights.
43 Burbidge Road Shepperton TW17 0ED
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided22/00869/DC2
Application to Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), Condition 7 (Charging of electric vehicles), 8 (Details of proposed hard and soft landscaping), 10 (Boundary Treatment) and 11 (Renewable Energy) relating to planning permission 22/00869/FUL.
6 Warwick Road Ashford TW15 3PG
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00192/SCC
The continued operation of a depot for the importation, storage and treatment (screening) of utility waste arisings, comprising non-hazardous, inert excavated spoil from gas main replacement operations, which is for re-use; including the retention of ancillary infrastructure comprising offices, welfare facilities, storage bays, container storage, diesel storage, parking, lighting and perimeter fencing and the installation of a weighbridge [retrospective]. SCC ref 2024-0018
Land At Oak Leaf Farm Horton Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AQ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00193/HOU
Amended description:- Erection of a single storey rear extension.
131 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AD
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided23/01529/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (schedule of materials) relating to planning permission 23/01529/HOU
18 Grosvenor Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2RW
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00194/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of rear dormer and installation of rooflights to front roofslope to create habitable roofspace
206 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RS
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00195/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension
4 New Farm Close Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1RW
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00196/HOU
Erection of single storey side extension following conversion of existing garage into half-habitable accommodation and half-workshop with new roof over whole structure
30 Lansdowne Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1HQ
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00199/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 3.93 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 2.90 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.45 metres (As shown on plans: LOCATION PLAN, 1,2,3,5, RECEIVED 01.03.2024)
49 Chaplin Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7JD
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00200/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include a rear facing dormer and 2 no. rooflights within the front roof slope, plus a front porch.
24 Beverley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6NG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00201/HOU
Erection of a detached garage in the rear garden following the demolition of the existing garage and installation of a new roller shutter on the northern boundary
16 Beechwood Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1JH
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00203/FUL
Change of use of the land for the stationing of 6 mobile static homes for Gypsy / Traveller occupation, with associated hard and soft landscaping, parking and roadway.As shown on plan no.'s 2023-1338v3-Mobile received 19.02.2024; amended site location plan 2023-1338v3-Location received 02.04.2024; amended plan 2023-1338v3-Block received 02.04.2024.
Land South East Of The Ranges (addressed As 1A Priory Stables) Chertsey Road Shepperton TW17 9NU
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00204/TPO
TPO027STA/65/G009 - 1 x Ash Tree (shown on submitted plan) - Reduce all over by 3 to 3.5 meters and remove the deadwood.
Maledo Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00205/FUL
Erection of replacement dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling, garage and outbuilding.
118 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HQ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided23/01270/DC1
Application to discharge condition 3 of Listed Building Consent 23/01270/LBC (Details of any new salvaged tiles to be used and product details of all new tiles and slates to be used (if required) shall be submitted and approved in writing by the LPA prior to installation. Any salvaged or new tiles shall be intermixed with retained tiles to avoid patching).
Cambridge Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00207/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include inserting a window into front fenestration and 4 no. rooflights within the side elevations.
23 Scotts Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7HY
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided23/00341/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) relating to planning permission 23/00341/HOU
16 Claremont Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LX
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00212/HOU
Erection of front and rear dormer windows
1 Harvest Cottages Watersplash Road Shepperton TW17 0EZ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00213/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 8 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 2.98 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.8 metres (As shown on plans: 1, 2, 3, 4, received 20.02.2024)
18 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided23/01248/DC1
Discharge of condition 8 relating to planning permission 23/01248/FULSite Investigation Report HSE Guidance on Wetting asbetos materials, Personal protective equipment (including RPE) and Disposal of asbestos waste, Asbestos Contamination Control Measures.
Halliford School Russell Road Shepperton TW17 9HX
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided23/01393/DC1
Application for discharge of condition 3 (materials) relating to planning permission ref. no. 23/01393/HOU.
24 Minsterley Avenue Shepperton TW17 8QT
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00216/FUL
Erection of a detached two storey 1 no. bedroom dwelling house together with associated parking, cycle storage and bin store
5 St Marys Crescent Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HY
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00217/TCA
Trees in the Laleham Conservation Area-T1 (as shown on the received plan)-Lime-Pollard back to the previous points- T2(as shown on the received plan)-Lime- Pollard around 9 ft-T3 (as shown on the received plan)- Yew Bush-Reduce by 3 to 4 ft halfway and trim the side- T4 (as shown on the received plan)-Silver Birch-Reduce by 10% all over-T5 (as shown on the received plan)-Confifer hedge- Reduce by 4ft from the top and trim the side.
Tropez Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 21 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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