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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 dates11,397Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,242 approved or refused records
1,344Refused applications
7,898 approved · 1,344 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00255/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey side extension.
21 Selby Road Ashford TW15 1JG
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided20/00421/DC8
Discharge of Condition 8 (Construction, Environment & Transport Management Plan) in relation to PA 20/00421/FUL
The Stanwell Hotel 171 Town Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PW
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00257/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 07.03.2024)
18 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00258/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.30 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres (As shown on plans: Location Plan, RPF1351SHT1A.DWG received 29.02.2024).
328 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LW
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00259/HOU
Erection of proposed part first floor, part two storey part single storey side and rear extension.
25 Willowbrook Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AB
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00260/FUL
Installation of Extraction System to ground floor commercial unit
16 - 18 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EE
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00261/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 2.85 metres and a height of 2.6 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans RV00 01 of 02 received 01.03.2024 and RV00 02 of 02 received 04.04.2024)
116 Kenyngton Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RZ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided21/00912/DC8
Discharge of condition 6 (Soil Verification Report for plots 7 to 22) relating to planning permission 21/00912/FUL
Works Langley Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EJ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided23/00626/DC1
Discharge of Condition 4 (paint specification and design) and Condition 5 (materials and design) relating to planning permission 23/00626/FUL
12 Woodlands Parade Ashford TW15 1QD
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00264/RVC
Variation of condition 3 (plans) and 6 (glazing/opening) relating to planning application 23/01417/HOU for the erection of a front porch, single storey side extension, first floor rear extension with extended roof over, rear facing dormer window and alterations to the fenestration, side facing dormer window roofs and roof of the single storey rear extension, to allow for an increase width of side facing dormer windows and fenestration
362 Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SF
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided23/01208/DC2
Discharge of condition 9 (Renewable Energy) relating to planning permission 23/01208/FUL
54 Hawkewood Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HJ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00266/HOU
Amended Description: A replacement roof and increase in the ridge height, and a rear dormer to facilitate habitable accommodation and two rooflights in the front roof slope.
21 Ash Road Shepperton TW17 0DW
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00267/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension.
57 Sunna Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EE
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00268/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear dormer, a side window, and two no. front facing roof lights, plus an outbuilding in the rear garden.
57 Sunna Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EE
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00269/RVC
Removal of condition 4 (permitted development rights) relating to planning permission PA/01/0224 As shown on the site location plan and supporting planning statement received 04.03.2024.
Tower House Chertsey Road Shepperton TW17 9NU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00270/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.06 metres and a height of 2.550 metres to the eaves. (As shown on plan no's 2023 (AR) 71-03 A and 04 A rec'd 26.04.2024, 2023 (AR) 01 and 02 rec'd 15.03.2024.)
23 Lindsay Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LF
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00272/HOU
Single storey rear extension with glazed link to a replacement rear wing. Replacement of garage to form a garden room. Two rear dormers and front dormer. changes to fenestration and replacement of pantile roof with plain tiles. Associated hard landscaping and replacement gate to the front walled courtyard.
Pantiles Court Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AB
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00273/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding in rear garden for use as a granny annexe (following removal of existing shed).
116 Vicarage Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7QX
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00274/HOU
Proposed upper floor extension including new roof with increased ridge height and the erection of a part two storey part single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing garage/workshop/greenhouse and single storey side projection).
263 Ashford Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QR
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00275/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness development for proposed erection of a single storey detached outbuilding at the rear (following of existing garage).
263 Ashford Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QR
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00276/FUL
Change of use of 5 hectares of open area of field from grazing, schooling and training of horses to a mix of grazing, schooling and training of horses and cross country course with jumps for horses.
Open Field Behind Manor Farm 126 Charlton Road Shepperton
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00278/HOU
Single storey rear extension; infill extension and part conversion of storage area to habitable accomodation
1 Goffs Road Ashford TW15 1PG
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00279/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
18 Holywell Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7SH
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00280/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6.10 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres (As shown on plans: SP01, PL101 REV A, EL101 REV A received 04.04.2024)
94 Manor Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6JB
Received 5 Mar 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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