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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 dates11,480Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,310 approved or refused records
1,356Refused applications
7,954 approved · 1,356 refused · 325 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/00474/HOU
Erection of a single storey front/side and rear extension along with infill rear extension that joins the bungalow roof. Proposed front open porch.
13 Avondale Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PT
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00475/TPO
TPO030SUN/74/T068 - Horse Chestnut - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2.5 m, reducing the height of the tree from 18m to 15.5m and crown spread from 14m to 11.5m.
135 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EQ
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00477/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey side/rear conservatory extending 6.375 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves - following demolition of an existing conservatory of the same footprint. (As seen on plans - Location plan A3Q-14292-2 P2, Proposed plans A1Q14292/2 P1 and Site/Block plan A3Q-14292-2 P3, all dated 15.04.2024 and received on 15.04.2024).
Ryemead House Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PR
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00478/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by the insertion of 1 no. rear dormer with juliet balcony. Insertion of 3 no. rooflights on front roof slope and 1 no. flank window in loft.
42 Kenton Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AR
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00479/HOU
Erection of a part side and part rear wrap around extension.
42 Kenton Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AR
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn24/00480/HOU
Installation of two heritage roof lights in rear elevation of roof.
Cambridge Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00481/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of two heritage roof lights in rear elevation of roof.
Cambridge Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00482/PDH
Prior approval notification for proposed single storey rear extension measuring 7 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.8 metres.As shown on the Site Location Plan, Block Plan and drawing no's PA01; PA02; PA03 and PA05 received 16.04.2024.
15 New Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4BW
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Unknown23/00060/DC2
Discharge of conditions - 5 - Boundary Materials Site Plan, 6 - Electric charge details, 8 - Demolition Method Statement and Dust Management Plan, 11 - Obscured glazing details & 13 - storage refusal facility - relating to application 23/00060/FUL.
1 Elmsway Ashford TW15 2SH
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00485/FUL
Replacement of the existing timber double glazed windows and doors with white uPVC double glazed casement windows, doors and sidelights
Hawthorne Court Hawthorne Way Stanwell TW19 7NQ
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00486/FUL
Replacing the existing timber double glazed windows and doors with white uPVC double glazed casement windows to match the existing configurations.
Beach's House Albert Drive Staines-upon-Thames Surrey TW18 2HJ
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00487/FUL
Replacing the existing timber windows and door with new uPVC double glazed casement windows and uPVC double glazed doors.
Mansfield House Gresham Road Staines-upon-Thames
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided23/01562/DC1
Discharge of condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) relating to planning permission 23/01562/FUL
Self Storage House (formerly Johnson & Johnson) 8 Hanworth Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LN
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00489/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear conservatory extension extending 4.2 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.5 metres and an eaves height of 2.75 metres. (As shown on plans 30784/1 & 30784/2)
174 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RS
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00491/TPO
(Amended description) TPO227/2008/G001 - 1 x Oak (shown as T1 on submitted plan) reduce west side of canopy by 2-3m in places, remove any major deadwood over 40mm and remove any trunk suckers. Tree will be left with a radial spread of no less than 5 metres.
17 Rex Avenue Ashford TW15 2DA
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00492/HOU
A two storey flank addition and part single storey flank and front addition with a front porch. Single storey garage extension.
10 Mede Court Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YU
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decided20/01217/DC5
Discharge of condition 8 (contamination remediation) reserved from planning permission 20/01217/FUL and appeal decision 21/00031/REF.
54 Bruce Avenue Shepperton TW17 9DW
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Unknown21/00557/DC3
Details pursuant to condititon 3, (soft & hard landscaping) condition 4, (means of enclosure) condition 5, (renewable energy) condition 6, (vehicular access) pursuant to planning permission 21/00557/FUL (ONLY CONDITIONS 5 AND 6 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED AND CAN BE DISCHARGED AT THIS STAGE)
15 Roxford Close Shepperton TW17 8RS
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00494/TPO
TPO143/91/T023 - 1 x Horse Chesnut (shown as T23 on submitted plan) to reduce large low branch over the neighbours'garden to achieve a clearance from ground level of up to 5 metres.
20 Pinewood Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6SG
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00495/RVC
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans), condition 7 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 22/01640/RVC, (which varied condition 2 of planning permission 20/01297/FUL) to allow retention of taller boundary fencing and larger patio area and screening.
Land To Rear Of 55 Squires Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 0JZ
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00496/HOU
Proposed roof replacement including raising the ridge height, two side dormers and front and rear gable ends to convert existing to a two storey dwelling (amendment to 23/01405/HOU)
312 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LW
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Unknown24/00497/MIS
Elmbridge Borough Council consultation 2024/0726. Variation of Condition 30 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 2020/3223 allowed at appeal (51 apartments) to allow for retention of juliet balcony screens.
8 - 14 Oatlands Drive Weybridge Surrey KT13 9JL
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00498/FUL
Retention of first floor extension, creation of new separate flat, addition of window to ground floor storage area and three windows to the first-floor flat, rebuilding of storage area to the rear.
33 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JL
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00504/FUL
Retention of hard standing for water tank and store shed and aggregate surface for parking and storage containers.As shown on drawing 's: Site Location Plan; Site Layout Plan and Parking Arrangements received 19.04.2024 and Site Layout Plan with fencing and fencing layout received 20.05.2024.
W R Sports Club The Centre Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3JX
Received 19 Apr 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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