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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 dates11,692Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,501 approved or refused records
1,393Refused applications
8,108 approved · 1,393 refused · 331 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Prior Approval not required)24/00855/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 4 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres (As shown on plans: BKHS-PL-11 REV D, BKHS-PL-13 REV J, BKHS-PL-10 REV D, BKHS-PL-12 REV J, BKHS-PL-00 REV B, RECEIVED 22.07.2024).
4 Sandhills Meadow Shepperton TW17 9HY
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00856/HOU
Erection of rear outbuilding to be used as gym/playroom and storage
43 Ensign Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7RE
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided23/00273/DC4
Details pursuant to Condition 11 (partially discharged) of planning permission 23/00273/RVC (Subsoil Analysis Report, Topsoil Analysis Report)For buildings B, C and D.
Eden Grove 17-51 London Road Staines-Upon-Thames TW18 4EX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00859/TPO
Amended description - TPO051/75/T012 - 1 x Horse Chestnut (shown as T12 on submitted plan) - Reduce tree by approximately 25% leaving the tree with a height of no less than 14 metres and a radial spread of no less than 5 metres, crown thin by 15 and lift crown to give a clearance of no more than 5 metres from ground level.
1 Brackenwood Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6SQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00860/TPO
TPO030SUN/74/T102 - 1 x Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - shown as T1 on submitted sktech plan) to fell.
16 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5ES
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00862/HOU
Proposed roof extension that would include replacement roof, hip to gable extension with increased ridge height and the installation of a rear facing dormer with Juliet balcony to create habitable loft accommodation.
218 Staines Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2RT
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00863/PAP
Prior approval notification for a proposed additional storey on an end of terrace dwelling house measuring 9.65 metres in height.
12 West Close Ashford TW15 3LW
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00865/FUL
Replace the gas boiler with Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) to provide building with heating and hot water.
Beauclerc County Infant School French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LE
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00866/HOU
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
16 Pinewood Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6SG
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00867/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness development for proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, single storey front porch and proposed erection of a single storey detached outbuilding at the rear (following of existing garage).
246 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00868/HOU
Erection of a single storey outbuilding at the rear of property (following demolition of existing garage).
246 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00869/TCA
Trees in the Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Magnolia (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - reduce height by 2m and width by 2m. leaving new height of 3.5m tall and width of 3m. 2 x Palm trees (shown as T2 and T3 on submitted plan) - remove deadwood and dead flowers.
Cameo Vicarage Lane Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UE
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Awaiting decision21/01259/DC1
Discharge of Condition 3 (Cycle Storage) and Condition 4 (proposed block plan and bin and cycle store plans and elevations) relating to planning permission 21/01259/PDO
Atrium 31 - 37 Church Road Ashford TW15 2UD
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00872/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear wrap around extension.
55 Gaston Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 8HQ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00873/HOU
Installation of front facing dormer window
12 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QP
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00876/HOU
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory.
6 Chaplin Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7JE
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00877/HOU
Proposed roof extension comprising hip to gable roof alteration, extension to existing dormers and addition of 2 new dormers, single storey rear extension (following demolition of rear extension and conservatories), new front porch, new entrance gates onto Ash Road
48 Squires Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 0LB
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00878/HOU
Erection of double storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension (amendment to application 24/00081/HOU)
3 Wye Close Ashford TW15 1BT
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00879/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 8.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.05 metres and a height of 2.95 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: P101 and P201 received 25.07.2024)
5 Smallholdings Clockhouse Lane Ashford TW15 2HB
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00880/HOU
Erection of a front porch
223 Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 0SG
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00882/FUL
Replacement of the existing windows with bifold opening windows, minor alterations to the shopfront stall riser
The George Public House 2 - 8 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EE
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00883/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey side extension.
15 Brook Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AW
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00884/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 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves.
33 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2TB
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00885/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension and front porch extension, following removal of existing garage and garden store.
154 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6BB
Received 26 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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