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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 dates11,523Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,351 approved or refused records
1,364Refused applications
7,987 approved · 1,364 refused · 327 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00591/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include hip to gable extensions, a rear dormer and two no. front facing roof lights.As shown on drawing no's PL1/SM/3345 - 00; PL1/SM/3345 - 01 rev A; PL1/SM/3345 - 02 rev A; PL1/SM/3345 - 03 rev A; PL1/SM/3345 - 04 rev A; PL1/SM/3345 - 05 rev A; PL1/SM/3345 - 06 rev A; PL1/SM/3345 - 07 rev A received 12.07.2024.
3 Wye Close Ashford TW15 1BT
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00594/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear dormer and two no. front facing roof lights.
19 Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00595/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, following removal of existing garage.
59 Sunmead Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PF
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00596/FUL
Installation of 2 no. electric vehicle charging units serving 4 no. spaces, with associated plant equipment.
Parking To The Front Of 54 - 80 Denman Drive Ashford TW15 2AS
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00597/ADV
Advertisement consent for the display for 3 no. illuminated facia signs, 1 no. ATM surround sign, and 1 no. non-illuminated totem sign associated with the new local supermarket store.
The Ash Tree Public House Convent Road Ashford TW15 2HW
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00599/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension and front and rear extension to existing garage/store
13 Westbourne Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1HF
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided23/01562/DC2
Discharge of condition 3 relating to planning permission 23/01562/FUL - (Fast Charging Twin Charger Data Sheet and Approved Proposed Site Plan)
Self Storage House (formerly Johnson & Johnson) 8 Hanworth Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LN
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00601/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 3.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.62 metres and an eaves height of 2.68 metres. (As shown on plans P.M.400 B, P.M.600 B, and P.M.500 C)
98 Brookside Avenue Ashford TW15 3LY
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00602/TPO
TPO030SUN/74/T087 - 1 x Horse Chestnut - to fell and replace with a Whitebeam.
171 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EH
Received 16 May 2024 - Unknown24/00603/MIS
Detached single-storey camping hut (28.8 sqm) following demolition of existing hut. Application: 2024/0814
Plot 7 Thames Camping And Boating Association Wheatleys Eyot Sunbury On Thames Surrey TW16 6DA
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided23/01476/AMD
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/01476/HOU to change size and appearance of window in ground floor rear extension/kitchen area.
Cambridge Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00606/HOU
Proposed outbuilding for office/storage ancillary to the house following demolition of existing garage
Splinters Towpath Shepperton TW17 9LL
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00607/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
North End House Park Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BU
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00608/ADV
Advertisement consent for shop frontage sign boards (fascia sign) above fenestration and two circular projecting light box signs (retrospective) (As shown on plans: 2857-RDJWL-XX-XX-DR-A-0016 REV C1, 2857-RDJWL-XX-XX-DR-A-0011 REV C1, 2857-RDJWL-XX-XX-DR-A-0030 REV C1, 2857-RDJWL-ZZ-00-DR-A-0010 REV C1, 2857-RDJWL-XX-XX-DR-A-0015 REV C2, 2857-RDJWL-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-0022 REV C2 Fascia signage only, received 04.06.2024.
55 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EN
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00609/HOU
Erection of a part two storey part single storey rear extension.
5 Broomfield Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6SL
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00610/HOU
Erection of a single storey front extension.
16 Chessholme Road Ashford TW15 1LG
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/00611/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a rear facing dormer. Insertion of 3 no. rooflights on front roof slope.
16 Chessholme Road Ashford TW15 1LG
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00612/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include hip to gable and the installation of a rear dormer with Juliet Balcony with 3 no. roof lights within the front roof slope.
6 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RW
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00614/FUL
Replacement of the existing doors, fenestration and new exterior wall cladding (retrospective)
55 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EN
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00615/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed conversion of a garage into a habitable room, plus associated internal alterations and replacing a door with a window at front and rear elevations.
17 Georgian Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NR
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided22/01379/DC5
Discharge of Condition 10 (EV charger) reserved from planning permission 22/01379/RVC
Rear Of 76 To 78 Old Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 8BS
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00616/HOU
Erection of first floor rear extension
19 The Pines Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HT
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00617/HOU
Erection of a front porch and a single storey rear extension
5 Wilcox Gardens Shepperton TW17 0QY
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00618/FUL
Installation of Portakabin building
Maypole School Green Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QE
Received 21 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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