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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 dates11,588Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,406 approved or refused records
1,374Refused applications
8,032 approved · 1,374 refused · 330 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01248/DC2
Discharge of Condition 3 and Condition 10 relating to planning permission 23/01248/FUL
Halliford School Russell Road Shepperton TW17 9HX
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00707/HOU
Replacement of existing pitched roof with flat roof and brick wall parapet detail and installation of 2 nos rooflights for existing single storey rear extension
11 Lyndhurst Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QZ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided20/01486/AMD5
Non Material Amendment Application (NMA) for Minor Landscape changes / works relating to planning permission 20/01486/FUL
Spelthorne Leisure Centre Knowle Green Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AJ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00709/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof (following demolition of the existing Conservatory) and front porch extension with pitched roof.
19 Oakhall Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00710/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a 3 metre depth single storey rear extension with a dual pitched roof incorporating 2 no. skylights, plus a loft conversion to include a rear facing dormer, a Juliet balcony and 2 no. front facing roof lights.
22 Norman Road Ashford TW15 1QP
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00711/HOU
Erection of a front porch, single storey rear extension to create orangery and creation of mono-pitched roof above existing side extension/store room.
32 Chessholme Road Ashford TW15 1LQ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00712/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
Lynray Wrens Avenue Ashford TW15 1AW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00713/HOU
Erection of a front porch.
17 Hengrove Crescent Ashford TW15 3DF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided22/00581/DC1
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (Materials Board), Condition 4 (Energy Statement) Condition 6 (Validation Report) Condition 7 (Means of Enclosure) and Condition 8 (Waste and Refuse Storage) relating to planning permission 22/00581/FUL
Wardle Dental Surgery 68 Church Road Ashford TW15 2TW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00715/HOU
Erection of a part first floor side/rear and part single storey rear extension. Erection of a single storey front porch along with partial conversion of existing garage.
32 Stratton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PQ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00716/HOU
Erection of first floor rear extension and loft conversion facilitated by new roof and dormer (revised design of planning application 23/00881/HOU approved on appeal)As shown on drawing no's: 2417/PL/01; 2417/PL/02; 2417/PL/03; 2417/PL/04; 2417/PL/05 (Block Plan as Existing and Proposed); 2417/PL/05 (Street Scene as Existing and Proposed); 2417/PL/07 received 12.06.2024.
95 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1BS
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00718/HOU
Erection of a first floor rear extension and a new front boundary wall/railings
24 Rooksmead Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PD
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00719/HOU
(AMENDED DESCRIPTION) Alterations to existing rear extension including fenestration changes from white UPVC to dark grey UPVC windows and dark grey aluminium doors and insertion of roof light to existing extension and render to match host dwelling
6 Chertsey Road Ashford TW15 1SN
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00720/FUL
Installation of 3 no Air Source Heat Pumps enclosed within acoustic fencing.
Laleham Church Of England Primary School The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00721/TPO
TPO027STA/65/G009 - 1 x Ash - to fell.
Maledo Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided21/01801/DC2
Application to Discharge Conditions 17 (Details of proposed hard and soft landscaping) and 18 (Landscape management plan) of Planning Permission 21/01801/FUL.
Sunbury Cross Ex Services Association Club Crossways Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7BG
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00725/HOU
The installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to the property rear garden.
237 Staines Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2RS
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00726/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5.7 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.7 metres and an eaves height of 2.8 metres. (As shown on plans P.M.000-P.M.500)
17 Chestnut Road Ashford TW15 1DD
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00727/TCA
Trees in the Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Yew (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Tip prune branches growing towards the house to give a clearance from the structure of up to 1.5 metres and thin remaining crown by up to 20%, 1 x Cedar (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - Tip prune branches growing towards the house to give a clearance from the structure of up to 1.5 metres and thin remaining crown by up to 20%.
The White House Laleham Park Shepperton Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SS
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00730/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey rear infill extension, plus works to convert the integral garage into habitable accommodation.
116 Village Way Ashford TW15 2JU
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00731/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear facing dormer and 3 no. front facing roof lights.
34 Squires Road Shepperton TW17 0LQ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided23/01337/DC1
Discharge of conditions 4 (cycle store) and 5 (boundary treatment) relating to planning permission 23/01337/FUL
32 Green Lane Shepperton TW17 8DR
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00733/HOU
Part single storey part two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and store.
252 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LN
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided23/00934/AMD
Minor amendments to the previously approved application drawings (reference 23/00934/FUL) incorporating amendments to the internal floor layouts and associated fenestration, including the omission of the previously approved roof windows (Velux), amendments to elevations and associated fenestration, including changes to the proposed external materials (render), and amendments to site layout.
Station Road Shepperton TW17 8AU
Received 17 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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