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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 dates11,633Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,443 approved or refused records
1,380Refused applications
8,063 approved · 1,380 refused · 331 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Refused)24/00766/PAP
Prior Approval under Class AB for two floors of residential use (C3) above existing mixed use terraced building to provide 8 new flats, as shown on amended plans numbered Site Location Plan, 1709 201A and 202A received on 11 July 2024.
19 - 23 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QY
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00767/TPO
TPO055/77/T066 - 1 x Red Oak tree - to fell. TPO055/77/T068 - 1 x Ash tree - to fell.
80 Green Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00768/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory).
27 Chattern Road Ashford TW15 1AE
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00770/HOU
Erection of single storey side extension
36 Redleaves Avenue Ashford TW15 1LD
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown23/01515/DC1
Discharge of conditions 2 (Remediation) and condition 3 (Validation) relating to planning permission 23/01515/RVC
Jewson Builders Merchant Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YN
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided23/01515/DC2
Application to discharge Condition 8 (pump station design) relating to planning application 23/01515/RVC.
Jewson Builders Merchant Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YN
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00773/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding at rear of garden.
258 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LN
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00774/FUL
Retention of replacement timber fencing to SW and W boundary and retention of enlarged amenity space including relevelling of this area
30 Nettlefold Place Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6BD
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00775/TCA
Amended description - Tree in the Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Yew - trim the tree all the way around approximately 1 and a half meters, leaving it with a height and spread of 5.5 metres.
Lavender Lodge Ferry Lane Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SP
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00776/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear dormer, three no. front facing roof lights and a side window.
11A St Hildas Avenue Ashford TW15 3RG
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided22/01334/AMD
Minor amendment to 22/01334/HOU - changing positions and rescaling of window and door
135 Petersfield Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1DH
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00777/HOU
Erection of a detached garage (following demolition of existing garage) and extending dropped kerb and new sliding gate
9 Rivermount Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PH
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00162/DC1
Discharge of Condition 4 (i) - Contaminated Land Desk Study and Condition 7 - Kiosk to be constructed from Glass Reinforced Plastic with proposed walls and roof colour in Holly Green relating to planning permission 24/00162/FUL
Land To The South Of Horton Road Stanwell Moor TW19 6AF
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00779/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a 3 metre depth single storey rear extension.
46 West Close Ashford TW15 3LN
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00780/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of a loft conversion to include a rear facing dormer, three no. front facing rooflights and a side window.
25A Salcombe Road Ashford TW15 3BS
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided23/00681/DC3
Discharge of condition 11 (Renewable Energy) relating to planning permission 23/00681/FUL.
Sunnybank Sandhills Meadow Shepperton TW17 9HY
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00783/HOU
Proposed loft conversion including the installation of a rear facing dormer with 2 no. rooflights within the front roof slope to provide second floor of habitable accommodation (retrospective) (as shown within the plans nos. H/649/01, H/649/02, H/649/03 and H/649/04 Received on 01.07.2024, H/649/06A and H/649/05A Received on 03.07.2024).
115 School Road Ashford TW15 2AL
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00784/FUL
Construction of a single storey extension at roof level consisting of 2 no. self-contained residential units (Use Class C3), cycle parking and associated works
Voyager House 44 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HF
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/00046/DC1
Discharge of condition 10 (WSI for archaeological work) relating to planning permission 24/00046/FUL
Ashford Town Football Club Sports Ground Short Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7BH
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00786/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension.
46 Ruggles Brise Road Ashford TW15 3LF
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00787/HOU
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension.
30 Lindsay Drive Shepperton TW17 8JU
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00788/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension and garage conversion
97 High Street Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LJ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00398/DC1
Discharge of condition 10 (renewable energy report) and condition 14 (contamination report) relating to planning permission 24/00398/FUL
10 Squires Road Shepperton TW17 0LQ
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00789/FUL
Erection of a first floor side/rear extension to allow change of use from 6 bed C4 HMO to a 8 bed House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 8 occupants.
12 Albain Crescent Ashford TW15 3AN
Received 2 Jul 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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