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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,539Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,365 approved or refused records
1,370Refused applications
7,995 approved · 1,370 refused · 327 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided (Approved)24/00619/HOU
Erection of two storey rear extension and 2 no. new roof lights on western elevation of roof.
41 Stanley Road Ashford TW15 2LP
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00620/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of new two storey dwelling
77 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AB
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided20/00430/DC5
Discharge of Condition 9 - Contamination
197A Vicarage Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7TP
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00621/FUL
Installation of new loading bay doors, car park enclosure, bin and bike store, EV up stands, plant equipment, bollards, minor external alterations to the building and, realignment of car park.
Unit C1 Dolphin Estate Dolphin Road Sunbury On Thames TW16 7HE
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00622/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory. Erection of first floor extension. Partial garage conversion. Changes to fenestration and external materials.
16 Chestnut Walk Shepperton TW17 8QP
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00623/HOU
Erection of single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing lean to roof and extension and garage conversion)
7 Fontmell Park Ashford TW15 2NP
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00624/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of an existing outbuildings and porch).
11 Catherine Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7TE
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/00625/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed 2x hip to gables and rear dormer and rooflight in existing front roof slope
113 Long Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AL
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/00626/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use of the building as a children's day nursery (Class E(f)).As shown on the site location plan and accompanying cover letter / planning statement received 23.05.2024.
The Old Station Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/00627/TPO
(Amended description) TPO009STA/63/A001 - 1 x Lime - To carry out crown reduction by approx 1-2m and remove basal growth from all around the trunk, taking back to previous pruning points, leaving a tree with finished height of 8.5 metres.
108 Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LN
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00628/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and re-tiling of the main roof with similar tiles.
The Wheatsheaf Public House Park Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PB
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00633/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height and eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans 46WC-301-01A , 46WC-301-02A)
46 West Close Ashford TW15 3LN
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided23/01495/AMD
Non material amendment to change from a pitched roof to a flat roof relating to planning permission 23/01495/HOU
4 Copperfields Cavendish Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RE
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00635/PST
Prior Approval Notification for the enlargement of an existing bungalow by the construction of an additional storey, with proposed maximum height of 7.7 metres.
265 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AZ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/00636/TPO
TPO010STA/62/T035 - 1 x Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) shown as T6 on submitted plan - Reduce height by around 3m through reduction of high crown stems. Final height = 25m and spread is unchanged at 12m.
7 Cambria Court Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XY
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/00637/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear dormer and three no. front facing roof lights.
137 Brightside Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NH
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided23/00967/DC1
Discharge condition 2 - Landscaping, pursuant to PA ref 23/00967/FULDrawing No.: BL_Spring 001 Hard LandscapeDrawing No.: BL_Spring 002 Soft LandscapeDrawing No.: BL_Planting ScheduleDrawing No.: BL_Hard Landscape ScheduleDrawing No.: BL_5 Year Maintenance Schedule For Planting
1 & 3 Springfield Road Ashford TW15 2LR
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided23/00060/DC3
Discharge of condition 10 (Arboricultural Method Statement) relating to planning permission 23/00060/FUL
1 Elmsway Ashford TW15 2SH
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00640/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension, a single storey rear extension and loft alterations to include a double hip to gable alteration and a rear facing dormer with 2 no. roof lights within the front roof slope.
34 Short Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7BQ
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/00641/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a 2.97 metre depth single storey rear extension and a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension and a rear facing dormer.
133 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7SE
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00642/HOU
Proposed erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions.
137 Brightside Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NH
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00643/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
59 Poplar Road Ashford TW15 1EJ
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/00645/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of drop kerb to create a means of vehicle access onto the highway of Pearmain Close.
5 Old Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 8AX
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00646/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.56 metres and an eaves height of 2.78 metres. (As shown on plan 2404/PA/01) Following removal of existing rear extension.
160 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RS
Received 29 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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