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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 dates11,554Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,378 approved or refused records
1,371Refused applications
8,007 approved · 1,371 refused · 328 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00647/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a hip to gable extension and rear facing dormer. Insertion of 2 no. rooflights on front roof slope.
160 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RS
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/00648/TCA
Trees in Lower Halliford Conservation Area - Row of approx. 30-40 no. Leylandi trees to reduce height by 4-5m, remove deadwood, trim on garage side and prune back to suitable growth points on garden side.
The Lodge Old Manor House Russell Road Shepperton TW17 8JR
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00649/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory.
125 Kenyngton Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RU
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00650/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house, with a maximum height and eaves height of 2.87 metres. (As shown on plans E001-E004, P001-P004) Following removal of existing conservatory.
125 Kenyngton Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RU
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00651/HOU
Erection of a front porch and a single storey front/side extension
37 Sunna Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EE
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/00652/TCA
Tree in Lower Halliford Conservation Area - 1 x Macrocarpa to crown reduce, raise canopy above ground level, reduce spready by 2m, remove all deadwood and broken branches.
The Lodge Old Manor House Russell Road Shepperton TW17 8JR
Received 31 May 2024 - Withdrawn24/00653/FUL
Proposal for the installation of 1 additional rapid electric vehicle charging station and ancillary equipment within the car park of McDonalds - Staines Ashford. 1 existing parking space will become 1 additional EV charging bay. The existing feeder pillar is to be removed and replaced with an updated kiosk to house metering equipment for the additional charger on site.
554 London Road Ashford TW15 3AE
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided24/00654/TPO
Amended Description: TPO089/T035 - 1 x Yew to crown lift to 4m above ground level, and a small radial reduction of 1m, leaving the tree with a radial spread of no less than 6m.
The Lodge Old Manor House Russell Road Shepperton TW17 8JR
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00655/HOU
Erection of a part two storey part single storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
137 Brightside Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00656/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey front extension (following demolition of garage and store)
25 Garden Close Ashford TW15 1LH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00657/FUL
Erection of detached two storey dwelling
102 Petersfield Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1DL
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00658/HOU
Erection of a first floor rear extension
13 Montford Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6EJ
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00661/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a rear dormer, 3 no. front roof lights and a side window.
135A Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AB
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided23/01221/DC3
Discharge of conditions 15 (EV charging),16 (Cycle parking) and 17 (Travel Plan) relating to planning permission 23/01221/FUL.
Windmill Court Brooklands Close Sunbury-On-Thames TW16 7DX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00663/HOU
Erection of first floor side extension
41 Cherry Way Shepperton TW17 8QQ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00664/AMD
Non material amendment to 23/00857/HOU to replace garage door with window and add door to the side of the property.
73 Worple Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1LR
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00045/DC1
Application to Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) and Condition 4 (Tree Protection) relating to planning permission ref. no. 24/00045/HOU.
62 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5ES
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00666/PDO
Prior Approval Notification for a Change of Use of ground and first floor of the building from Class E (Office) to C3 (Residential) comprising 12 flats with associated parking and refuse facilities.
Elizabeth House 56 - 60 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HB
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00667/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a hip to gable extension and 1 no. rear facing dormer. Insertion of 1 no. rooflight on front roof slope.
215 Clare Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7EF
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided22/00591/DC12
Details pursuant to condition 17 (street furniture) reserved from planning permission 22/00591/FUL
Renshaw Estate 28 Mill Mead Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4UQ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00669/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension), extension to porch and garage, and replacement of existing flat roof with a pitched roof.
15 Ashurst Drive Shepperton TW17 0JH
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided21/00669/DC3
Discharge of condition 5 (validation report) reserved from planning permission 21/00669/FUL.
13 Kenilworth Road Ashford TW15 3EP
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00670/HOU
Erection of a front dormer
5 Holmbank Drive Shepperton TW17 8RZ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00674/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include hip to gable extension at the rear and the installation of a northern facing flank dormer with 2 no. roof lights within the southern facing roof slope.
93 Manor Farm Avenue Shepperton TW17 9AG
Received 6 Jun 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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