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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 dates11,734Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,538 approved or refused records
1,405Refused applications
8,133 approved · 1,405 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Approved)24/00915/ADV
Advertisement consent for the display for 2 no. internally LED illuminated facia signs, and 1 no. internally LED illuminated projecting sign associated with the new store (as shown within the plans no. Site Location Plan, P4, P5 and P6 Received on 02.08.2024).
Units N5 And N6 Two Rivers Retail Park Mustard Mill Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4WA
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00916/FUL
Change of use of existing dwelling house to a 10 person HMO (Sui Generis) and associated alterations (as shown on location plan, BR02 proposed site plan, BR05 Cycle storey, BR04 existing floor plan, BR04 proposed floor plans, BR06 proposed bin storey rec'd 02.08.2024).
201 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1BB
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00917/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 3.50 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.50 metres and a height of 2.50 metres to the eaves. (As seen on plans P.M.02.000 Rev A Location plan, P.M.02.100 Rev A, P.M.02.200 Rev A, P.M.02.201 Rev A, P.M.02.300 Rev A, P.M.02.400 Rev A, P.M.02.500 Rev A, P.M.02.501 Rev A, P.M.02.600 Rev A, all dated 11.07.2024 and received on 02.08.2024).
26 Sunmead Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PE
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00918/HOU
Conversion of garage into habitable room
26 Sunmead Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PE
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00919/RVC
Variation of condition 4 (obscure glazing) relating to planning permission 24/00616/HOU (for the erection of first floor rear extension) to allow the obscure glazing requirement to apply to the window in the western elevation of the new extension and not to the new window in the existing dwelling.
19 The Pines Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00921/FUL
Alterations to the existing building including the installation of balconies, replacement of the existing windows, removal of cladding to be replaced with windows, removal of the glazed section of the front elevation and demolition of part of the roof to replace the existing atrium with a front courtyard, hard and soft landscaping of the courtyard area.
Compass Point 79 - 87 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1DY
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00922/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension
7 Commercial Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00923/RVC
Variation to condition 3 (approved plans) relating to planning permission 23/01037/FUL - Erection of replacement two storey dwelling house following demolition of existing dwelling, garage and garage/store.
118 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HQ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00929/PAP
Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of the existing Office building (Use Class E) to 97 self-contained flats (Use Class C3)
Compass Point 79 - 87 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1DY
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00930/HOU
Conversion of the existing garage into a habitable room replacing the garage door with a window
4 Parkside Place Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QZ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00933/HOU
Alterations to existing conservatory including new roof and glazing with internal alterations
16 Chattern Road Ashford TW15 1AF
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/00934/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 3.10 metres and a height of 3.00 metres to the eaves. (As seen on plans 24047-1-200 Location plan, 24047-1-100, 24047-1-101 and 24047-1-201A, all received on 06.08.2024).
46 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RW
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00935/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing garage for use as a utility room/store, following removal of original garage structure.
9 Park Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EF
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00936/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear dormer, one no. front facing roof light and a Juliet balcony.
15 Burleigh Gardens Ashford TW15 1EQ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00937/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, following removal of existing garage and rear extension.
62 Junction Road Ashford TW15 1NQ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00938/HOU
First floor extension and loft extension with side dormer, skylights and raising the side walls of bungalow
333 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LP
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00939/ADV
Amended description: advertisement consent for 12 no. fascia, flexface internally illuminated signs across stages 5,6,7,8,11,12,14,15 and the multi storey car park.
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00940/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey side extension.
29 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DS
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00941/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a 3-metre depth single storey rear extension with a flat roof.
50 Halliford Close Shepperton TW17 8SL
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00944/HOU
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of garage.
40 Walton Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 8NE
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00945/FUL
Proposed extension, reconfiguration and improvements to car parking
Scania Depot Mentone Farm Bedfont Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7LY
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00946/PAP
Prior Approval notification for the Change of use of the first, second and third floors from office use (Use Class E) to use as a total of 24 residential flats (Use Class C3) as shown on drawings numbered 2864-RDJW-XX-XX-DR-A-0009, 10, 12,13,14,16, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 35 recieved on 9 August 2025
Mallard Court Market Square Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4RH
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00947/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension to create a semi independent granny annexe following demolition of the existing rear extension, garage, and outbuildings
45 Sidney Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4LP
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00948/HOU
Erection of a single storey outbuilding in the rear garden following demolition of the existing garage
21 Hannibal Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HG
Received 12 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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