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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 dates11,715Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,522 approved or refused records
1,399Refused applications
8,123 approved · 1,399 refused · 331 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00887/SCPA
The prior approval of the detailed proposals for the installation of 35 blocks of solar PV panels to the roof of Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) building falling within Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. SCC REF: 2024-0118
Oakleaf Farm Horton Road Stanwell Moor TW19 6AF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/00046/DC2
Discharge of conditions 3 (Lighting Scheme) 7 (Construction Transport Management Plan) 8 (Surface Water Scheme) 11 (Waste Management Plan) 12 (Contamination) 13 (Pipeline Supervision)), 14 (Remediation), 16 ( Sensitive Lighting Plan) and 17 (Arboricultural Method Statement) relating to planning permission 24/00046/FUL
Ashford Town Football Club Sports Ground Short Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7BH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00889/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension
103 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XS
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00890/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension and relocation of existing rear landing window
103 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XS
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00891/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.7 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.80 metres and a height of 2.75 metres to the eaves, following demolition of the existing rear extension and canopy. (As shown on Location plan 20- SM-XX-S-DR-A-001, Site plan 20 - SM-XX-S-DR-A-002 Rev A, Existing plans SM-XX-00-DR-A-101 and Proposed plans SM-XX-00-DR-A-102, dated 08.07.2024 and received on 29.07.2024).
70 Brookside Avenue Ashford TW15 3LY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00892/HOU
Proposed garage conversion and replacement of existing garage door with a new window opening.The garage door is to be removed and a new wall to be build in materials to match existing with uPVC matching window.
27 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HX
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00895/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the land for vehicle parking and storage of containers.
Land Adjacent To Burnside Horton Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6BQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00896/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.8 metres including a dual pitched roof, and a height of 2.5 metres to the eaves. (As seen on Location Plan and Block Plan dated July 2024, Plans 1839/01, 1839/02 Rev A and 1839/03 all dated July 2024 and received on 26.07.2024).
17 Vincent Drive Shepperton TW17 8SW
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided23/00281/SCD1
Details of meshed fence pursuant to Condition 14 of planning permission ref: 23/00281/SCC dated 3 November 20232024-0128
Fordway Centre Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3DU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00898/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of a dormer extension to rear roof slope.
5 Smallholdings Clockhouse Lane Ashford TW15 2HB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00899/FUL
Change of use of basement and ground floor from a vacant bank to a bingo hall and alterations to front and side elevationsAs shown on drawing no's: Site Location Plan; 39ChrBH/FUL/24/01; 39ChrBH/FUL/24/02; 39ChrBH/FUL/24/03 received 30.07.2024
Barclays 39 Church Road Ashford TW15 2QF
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00900/HOU
Proposed roof alterations that would include raising the ridge height to convert existing bungalow to a two storey house with a first floor rear extension.
265 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AZ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00901/PAP
Prior Approval (Class MA) for a proposed change of use of part of the building from commercial, business and services (Use Class E) to 63 no. self-contained apartments (Use Class C3).As shown on Plans 23.062 -01, 23.062 -10, 23.062 - 11, 23.062 - 12, 23.062 -13 (Existing 2nd Floor), 23.06 - 14, 23.062 - 15, 23.062 - 20, 23.062 - 21, 23.062 -22, 23.062 -23, 23.062 -13[24] (Proposed 3rd Floor), 23.062 - 25.
Debenhams 37 - 45 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QU
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00902/HOU
Creation of a dropped kerb to facilitate vehicular access.
62 Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3DU
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00903/FUL
Change of use of a residential land to commercial use for storage of vehicles when not in used for film shooting (no more of 15 vehicles) (retrospective).
12 Stanwell Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LL
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00904/HOU
Construction of a vehicle crossover
96 Elgin Avenue Ashford TW15 1QG
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00906/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed garage conversion into habitable space with associated bricking up of garage door and insertion of 1 no. window.
17 Vincent Drive Shepperton TW17 8SW
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00907/HOU
Erection of single storey front porch extension.
17 Vincent Drive Shepperton TW17 8SW
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00908/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 2.985 metres and a height of 2.985 metres to the eaves. (As seen on Location and Site plan, Existing and Proposed Floor plan and Existing and Proposed Elevation plan, all dated 31.07.2024 and received on 31.07.2024).
267 Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SQ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00909/RVC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) and Condition 3 (materials) relating to planning application 24/00314/FUL for additional plant to the roof in the form of air handling units, air cooled water units and air source heat pumps and the relocation of the IT hub to allow for internal reconfiguration of the hospital to create an Elective Centre Ashford Surrey (ECAS), to allow for alterations to the the design, incluidng heights. materials and layout
Ashford Hospital London Road Ashford TW15 3AA
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00910/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.8 metres and a height of 2.5 metres to the eaves. (As seen on Location plan and plans BW/01, BW/02, BW/03 and BW/04, all dated July 2024 and received on 01.08.2024).
14 Britannia Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HJ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00913/FUL
Proposed rear and roof extensions to facilitate conversion of the upper parts in 6 no. residential dwelling flats (2x 1-bed, 3 x 2-ded and 1 X 3-bed) with accociated landscaping, parking and bin and cycle storage.
57A Staines Road West Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AH
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Unknown22/01417/DC2
Discharge of conditions 7 (renewables), 11 and 12 (contaminated land), relating to planning permission 22/01417/FUL
The Wheatsheaf Public House Park Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00914/HOU
Erection of a single storey front extension.
32 Russington Road Shepperton TW17 8HN
Received 2 Aug 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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