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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 dates11,404Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,247 approved or refused records
1,347Refused applications
7,900 approved · 1,347 refused · 323 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/00655/DC1
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) and Condition 5 (obscure glazing) relating to planning permission 23/00655/HOU
39 Townsend Road Ashford TW15 3PR
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00285/PAP
Change of use of ground and first floor levels from offices (CLASS E) to 7 self contained flats (CLASS C3)
Charta House 30 - 38 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EP
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided22/01248/DC3
Details pursuant to condition 9 (EV charging) reserved from planning permission 22/01248/FUL.
8 Stanwell Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LL
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00289/FUL
Proposed two storey 2 bed semi-detached houses with parking and amenity space.
Land To Rear Of 176 And 178 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AD
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00290/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 and eaves height of 2.7 metres. (As shown on plans 240208-01 & 240208-02)
16 Knightsbridge Crescent Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QR
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00291/HOU
Proposed single storey rear and front extensions and two storey side extension.
24 Rosewood Drive Shepperton TW17 0HT
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00292/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 2.85 metres, and an eaves height of 2.6 metres. (As shown on plans RV00 01 & RV00 02)
116 Kenyngton Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RZ
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00293/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development to convert an integral garage into habitable accommodation and installing a window into the front elevation.
46A Broadlands Avenue Shepperton TW17 9DQ
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00294/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable room.
3 Oxford Close Ashford TW15 1UD
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00296/FUL
Retention of automated teller machine in shop frontage (As shown on location plan and plan no E025359 received 06.03.2024).
Ashford Supermarket Ltd 89 Church Road Ashford TW15 2PE
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00297/ADV
Advertisement consent for an internally illuminated top sign, internally illuminated bottom sign and illuminated logo panel (in association with automated teller machine). As shown on location plan and plans no'd E025359, WW00014, CSS0001 Sheet 1, all received 06.03.2024.
Ashford Supermarket Ltd 89 Church Road Ashford TW15 2PE
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00298/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by 1 no. rear facing dormer. Insertion of 2 no. rooflights on front roof slope, plus additional flank window in loft.
58 Everest Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ED
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00299/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 3.79 metres, and an eaves height of 2.36 metres. (As shown on plans 1209-1,2,3,4,13,14,15A & 16) Following removal of garage in garden and rear utility extension. Plus changes to ground floor rear fenestration.
58 Everest Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ED
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00300/ADV
Proposed double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet paper advertising displays within the bus shelter.As shown on drawing no's: Site location plan; 12/100/002 rev B; and 8136 Issue 7 received 07.03.2024.
Bus Stop West Of Tescos Petrol Station Town Lane Stanwell TW19 7FG
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00301/FUL
Installation of dropped kerb to facilitate vehicular access.
4 Hengrove Crescent Ashford TW15 3DG
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00302/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.65 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.65 metres (As shown on plans: AW/212/01, AW/212/02, received 07.03.2024).
212 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RS
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00304/HOU
Erection of a part three storey part two storey part single storey rear extension with the provision of a first floor roof terrace and velux balcony at roof level. Erection of a single storey front porch.
51 Bramwell Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PU
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00305/ADV
Advertisement Consent for 2x internally illuminated fascia signs and 1x internally illuminated LCD display screen (As shown on plans: 00; 11 rev A; 12 rev A; 13 rev B; 14 and 12 rev B received 21.03.2024)
Kesari Kebab 12 Woodlands Parade Ashford TW15 1QD
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided23/01396/DC4
Details pursuant to Condition 4 imposed upon planning permission 23/01396/HOU
Littleton Farm Cottage Squires Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 0QG
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00310/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
19 Clifford Grove Ashford TW15 2JS
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00314/FUL
Additional plant to the roof in the form of air handling units, air cooled water chiller units and air source heat pumps and the relocation of the IT hub to allow for internal reconfiguration of the hospital to create the Elective Centre Ashford Surrey (ECAS).
Ashford Hospital London Road Ashford TW15 3AA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00317/ADV
Installation and display of 4 no. internally illuminated signs and 1no. non-illuminated sign on exterior of building.As shown on drawing no's 23009GA_D_001 A; 23009GA_D_002 A and 23009GA_90_001 received 11.03.2024.
Windmill Court Brooklands Close Sunbury-on-Thames
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00318/HOU
Installation of a rear facing dormer window and two rooflights in the existing front roof slope
4 St Davids Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames Surrey TW19 7FL
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00319/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
27 Viscount Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7RD
Received 11 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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