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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 dates11,492Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,322 approved or refused records
1,358Refused applications
7,964 approved · 1,358 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01198/AMD
Non material minor amendment relating to planning permission 23/01198/HOU for roof overhangs and repositioning of door and windows on side elevation wall
21 Junction Road Ashford TW15 1NL
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00535/AMD
Amendment of the central core / communal replacement windows to aluminium double glazed tilt and turn windows, matching existing.
Elm Court Grangewood Drive Sunbury-on-Thames
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00538/LBC
Listed building consent for replacement windows under Heathrow Quieter Homes Scheme
The Croft 281 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AZ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00539/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3 metres and an eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans LAVAASTU/2024/395/02-06) Following removal of garage.
187 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PB
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00541/HOU
Conversion of existing garage (store) to habitable accomodation facilitated by replacing garage door with a window
32 Burgoyne Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7PR
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided22/01379/DC4
Discharge of Condition 6 (contamination verification report) reserved from planning permission 22/01379/RVC.
Rear Of 76 To 78 Old Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 8BS
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00543/RVC
Variation to condition 26 (PA/01/0018) to extend the Club opening hours to open from Monday to Friday inclusive at 6.00am, currently permitted to open at 6.30am. To re-apply for permission to temporarily host 8 events a year with a later closing time for a period of five years (as per lapsed approval 19/00080/RVC)As shown on site location plan drawing ref 6195 P 002 received 07.05.2024.
The Thames Club Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PD
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00544/HOU
Erection of a two storey rear and side extension with pitched roof, and single storey rear extension.
37 Alexandra Road Ashford TW15 1TW
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00546/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey side extension and two no. roof lights within the existing side roof slope.
53 Walnut Tree Road Shepperton TW17 0RP
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decided23/01514/AMD
Non material amendments relating to rooflights, rear bifold doors, air conditioning unit and internal changes to kitchen/utility layout relating to planning application 23/01514/HOU
117 Brightside Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NH
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00549/TPO
Amended description - TPO156/91/T022 - 1 x Cedar (shown as T1 on submitted plan) carry out a radial reduction that will leave the tree with a radial crown spread of no less than 6 metres.
14 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2SG
Received 1 May 2024 - Decided23/01221/AMD
Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref. 23/01221/FUL relating to a variation to the fenestration, addition of 2 No. single pedestrian doors and removal of 1 No. pedestrian double door.
Windmill Court Brooklands Close Sunbury-On-Thames TW16 7DX
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided21/00947/DC2
Discharge of condition 3 (Void height), Condition 6 (Contamination) and Condition 21 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) reserved from planning permission 21/00947/FUL.
Cadline House Drake Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2AP
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided24/00226/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) relating to planning permission 24/00226/HOU.
The Crows Nest Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AG
Received 2 May 2024 - Withdrawn24/00554/FUL
Erection of a detached single storey no.x1 flat at the rear of the 17 Clarence Street
17D Clarence Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SU
Received 2 May 2024 - Withdrawn24/00555/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a detached single storey no.x1 flat at the rear of the 17 Clarence Street
17D Clarence Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SU
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00556/HOU
Garage conversion to create habitable accommodation plus associated bricking up of garage door with insertion of 1 no. window.
46A Broadlands Avenue Shepperton TW17 9DQ
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided24/00557/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey 3 meter rear extension and a loft conversion to include a rear facing dormer.
4 Rowan Close Ashford TW15 3JL
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided24/00558/TPO
Amended description x 2 - TPO156/91/T17 - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T3 on submitted plan) - reduction that will leave the tree with a radial crown spread of no less than 4 metres. TPO156/91/T19 - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - reduction that will leave the tree with a radial crown spread of no less than 4 metres.
14 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2SG
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00561/FUL
Demolition of an existing dwelling and carport and the erection of a replacement dwelling, new landscaping and other associated works other associated worksAs shown on drawing no's: DWG_BS_001_P1; DWG_BS_010_P1; DWG_BS_100_P1; DWG_BS_110_P1; DWG_00_050_P1; DWG_00_100_P3; DWG_00_110_P3 received 03.05.2024.
Kristaval 47 Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PR
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00562/HOU
Erection of an open front porch canopy, a single storey side and rear extension, conversion of the existing garage into a habitable room with a new pitched roof, a rear extension and conversion of the existing loft into a storage room with new rear rooflight
80 Groveley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LB
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided24/00563/TCA
Tree in the Staines Conservation Area - 1 x Sycamore - to fell.
Garages Opposite 8-11 Island Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YZ
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00564/HOU
Conversion of existing detached bungalow into two storey dwelling, incorporating a previously approved single storey rear extension (19/01215/PDH)
273 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LT
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00565/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension
12 Kings Close Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1JS
Received 3 May 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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