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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 dates11,672Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,481 approved or refused records
1,388Refused applications
8,093 approved · 1,388 refused · 331 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown24/00822/SCC
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref: SP16/01220/SCC dated 23 September 2016 to amend drawing under Condition 1 to insert an internal observation window on the first floor of the administration building (retrospective). (SCC_Ref_2024-0116)
Charlton Lane Waste Management Facility Charlton Lane Shepperton TW17 8QA
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00823/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing detached house, garage and associated outbuildings to allow construction of a two and a half storey development comprising 1 no. one bed flat, 5 no. two bed flats and 2 no. three bed flats together with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, refuse and recycling stores.
7 Manor Road Ashford TW15 2SL
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00824/RVC
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 relating to planning permission 18/00848/HOU to allow the existing outbuilding within the rear garden to be used as an ancillary annexe.As shown on drawings: Location Plan; Block Plan; Annexe Proposed Floor Plan and Proposed Elevations received 15.07.2024.
10 Stuart Way Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1EP
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00830/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension, a part single part two storey rear extension, roof extension to include 2 no. rear pitched roof elements, front porch, and with 2 no. rear facing juliet balconies, following removal of existing garage and conservatory.
177 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EH
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00831/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single rear extension extending 8 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.4 metres and an eaves height of 2.9 metres. (As shown on plans 177 01 & 177 02)
177 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EH
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00832/FUL
Erection of roof extension to include 9 no. apartments and associated works.
Atrium 31 - 37 Church Road Ashford TW15 2UD
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00833/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.8 metres and a height of 2.8 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: 01 of 03; 02 of 03 and 03 of 03 received 15.07.2023)
33 Orchard Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BZ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00834/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.8 metres and a height of 2.8 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: 01 of 03; 02 of 03 and 03 of 03 received 15.07.2023)
33 Orchard Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BZ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00835/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.8 metres and a height of 2.8 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: 01 of 03; 02 of 03 and 03 of 03 received 15.07.2023)
33 Orchard Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BZ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00836/HOU
Erection of two dormers on the eastern elevation
405 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 1RB
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00837/PDO
Prior approval application for a change of use of whole building from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 13 flats.
Sonus Networks Limited 56 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NL
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00838/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of three doors and the installation of an internal roller-shutter door
Engine House Thames Water Station Birch Green Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HA
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00839/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.9 metres and a height of 2.7 metres to the eaves. (As seen on plans AJ-01 - Location plan, AJ-02, A101, A102, A103, A104, A105 and A106).
57 Harfield Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PT
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00840/HOU
Erection of single storey side extension with part conversion of existing garage to room. New roof, comprising hip to gable roof alteration raising of ridge height and addition of two side and one front dormers.
24 Marion Avenue Shepperton TW17 8AY
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00842/HOU
Erection of single storey side extension following conversion of existing garage into half-habitable accommodation and half-workshop with new roof
30 Lansdowne Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1HQ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00845/RVC
Variation of condition 2 (approved Plans) imposed upon planning permission 23/01249/LBC for Listed Building Consent for a single storey extension to the John Crook Theatre and Dining Hall, together with the demolition of the later single storey extension to the original Listed Building on site, to allow for the additional of a porch canopy to the front entrance doors to provide shelter to people using this entrance. Reconfiguration of external doors to aid the flow of pupils using the dining hall. Omission of the red panels to the glazing to simplify the exterior design and better reflect the setting. A reduction in the amount of glazing to the street elevation to provide a greater degree of privacy in the theatre lobby. An increase in the length of the colonnade to the courtyard elevation to provide addition protection from the weather for pupils queuing for the dining hall. The addition of wind catcher vents to the dining hall avoiding the need for mechanical ventilation and reducing energy use. Relocation of the PV panels to the theatre roof so they are not visible from the theatre and listed building and exposing them to sun throughout the day.
Halliford School Russell Road Shepperton TW17 9HX
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00846/HOU
Erection of first floor side extension (as shown on location plan and 10.004 rec'd 18.07.2024 and 10.002 rec'd 24.07.2024).
1 The Coppice Ashford TW15 2BP
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00848/HOU
Erection of a first floor extension with associated raising of ridge height, insertion of 2 no. flank juliet balconies, and garage conversion to habitable space with alterations to roof.
40 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2SJ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided23/00060/DC4
Discharge of condition 8 (Demolition Method Statement and Pre-Demolition Asbestos survey) relating to planning permission 23/00060/DC2
1 Elmsway Ashford TW15 2SH
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00850/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear facing dormer, a Juliet balcony, 3 no. front facing roof lights and a side window.
33 Shortwood Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4JN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Unknown23/01120/DC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Contamination) 5 (Materials) 10 (SUDS) 12 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) 13 (Renewable Energy Methods) relating to planning permission 23/01120/FUL
Vitesse House Ashford Road Ashford TW15 1XG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00852/LBC
Listed Building Consent to replace three sash windows on the first floor on the front elevation with like for like windows
Holly Cottage 4 Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00853/TCA
Tree in the Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Holly tree (shown as T1 on submitted sketch plan) - to fell.
13 Moorhayes Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SL
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00854/TPO
TPO018STA/63/G002 - 5 x Limes (shown as T1-5 on submitted plan) - to be re-pollarded back to old points, aproximately 3 meters of regrowth.
Crafnant Court Fordbridge Road Ashford
Received 22 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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