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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 dates11,505Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,335 approved or refused records
1,359Refused applications
7,976 approved · 1,359 refused · 325 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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)24/00566/HOU
Installation of dropped kerb to facilitate vehicular access.
50 School Road Ashford TW15 2AJ
Received 6 May 2024 - Decided21/00258/SCD4
Details of a Drainage Validation Report pursuant to Condition 6 of planning permission ref: SP21/00258/SCC dated 17 March 2022.SCC ref: 2024-0079
Bishop Wand Church Of England Secondary School Laytons Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6LT
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00568/FUL
Refurbishment of existing first and second floor flats with replacement windows, raised cills and external flat entrance doors and associated external lighting and mechanical smoke extract vents. Upgrade to Thurlestone Close ground floor flat entrance, with replacement door and planter bed, with new replacement canopy and rendered finish to existing wall. Decoration finish to external rotunda appearance at first and second floor level. Relocation of existing parking bay provide improved means of escape route.
2A High Street Shepperton TW17 9AW
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown24/00569/MIS
Variation of Condition: 3 (Time Limit) of planning permission 2020/2061 (Retrospective application for a residential mooring of a houseboat) allowed at appeal to grant permission on a permanent basis or retain the development for a further temporary period.Application: 2024/0981
Skylark And Ms De Hoop Boat Mooring The Old Wharf Thames NW Of Cherry Orchard Gardens West Molesey KT8 1QY
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00570/HOU
Erection of two storey side extension and first floor front extension
1 Vicarage Lane Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UE
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00571/FUL
Change of use of existing unit to a laundrette and the installation of associated ventilation/ducting equipment
81 Garrick Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PH
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00098/AMD
Non-material amendment to change from three pane windows to 2 pane windows of the rear new dormer relating to planning permission 24/00098/HOU.
2 Meadow Croft Cotswold Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DD
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00573/TCA
Trees in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Robinia (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce to previous reduction points (by approx 3m) & remove deadwood (current tree height 14-16m). 1 x Robinia - Reduce to previous reduction points (by approx 3-4m) & remove deadwood (current tree height 16-18m).
Orchard House Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AB
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00574/TPO
(Amended description) TPO055/77/T017 - 1 x Oak (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Lift crown by the removal of secondary branches only to give a clearance from ground level of up to 4 metres. Thin crown by 15%.
19 The Pines Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HT
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00575/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a hip to gable extension and the insertion of 1 no. rear dormer. 2 no. rooflights on front roof slope.
5 Hendon Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LH
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00576/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 3.2 metres and an eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans PL2/SM/3391-00-06)
5 Hendon Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LH
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00577/FUL
Change of Use of Basement and Ground Floor from a vacant Bank to an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC)As shown on drawing no's: Site location Plan; 39ChrAGC/FUL/24/01; 39ChrAGC/FUL/24/02; 39ChrAGC/FUL/24/03 received 08.05.2024
Barclays 39 Church Road Ashford TW15 2QF
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00578/TPO
(Amended description) - TPO133/88/T002 - Cedar - Trim 2-3 metres away to clear the gutter line by up to 1 metre.
7 Priory Walk 73 - 75 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AD
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00579/HOU
Installation of 1 no. air source heat pump on the rear elevation of the dwelling.
62 Greenlands Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4LR
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00580/RVC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) imposed upon planning permission 23/01248/FUL for a single storey extension to the John Crook Theatre and dining hall building, together with the demolition of a later single storey extension to the original Listed Building on site, to allow for an additional porch canopy to the front entrance doors to provide shelter to people using this entrance, the reconfiguration of external doors to aid the flow of pupils using the dining hall, the omission of the red panels to the glazing to simplify the exterior design, the reduction in the amount of glazing to the street elevation to provide a greater degree of privacy in the theatre lobby, an increase in the length of the colonnade to the courtyard elevation to provide addition protection from the weather for pupils queuing for the dining hall, the addition of wind catcher vents to the dining hall avoiding the need for mechanical ventilation and reducing energy use, and the relocation of the PV panels to the theatre roof so they are not visible from the theatre and listed building and exposing them to sun throughout the day
Halliford School Russell Road Shepperton TW17 9HX
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00581/HOU
Erection of a conservatory to the rear of the property.
131 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HN
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00583/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension connecting to detached garage with raising of garage ridge height. Garage conversion into habitable space.
8 Chaplin Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7JE
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00584/HOU
Single storey side extension and front porch extension.
10 Eddystone Walk Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7DP
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00585/HOU
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
11 Dunnell Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PX
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided23/01412/SCA1
Non-material amendment to planning permission: SP23/01412/SCC dated 6 March 2024 to amend Condition 1 (plans) Ref: 2024-0087
MSU 2 The Elmsleigh Centre Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QB
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00587/HOU
Extension of an existing outbuilding at the rear.
72 Shaftesbury Crescent Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QW
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00588/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory and garage
21 Hannibal Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HG
Received 13 May 2024 - Unknown22/00194/DC1
Discharge of conditions relating to planning permission 22/00194/FUL3. Ground Conditions 6. Construction Transport Management Plan 9. Boundary Treatment 10. External Materials 11. Renewable Energy Compliance 12. Refuse and Recycling Storage
Carlton House Riverside Road Stanwell TW19 7LA
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00590/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 3.25 metres and a height of 3.0 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: BD 01 and Location Plan)
31 Bingham Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QX
Received 14 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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