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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 dates11,763Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,561 approved or refused records
1,410Refused applications
8,151 approved · 1,410 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/00949/HOU
Conversion of the existing garage into a habitable room to include an increase in the height and a single storey side/rear extension to the existing garage to form an outbuilding to be used as a granny annexe.
37 Lynegrove Avenue Ashford TW15 1EP
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00950/HOU
Erection of a single storey front extension to create porch, a single storey rear extension, raising of ridge height and roof extension to create additional storey, and insertion of 2 no. flank dormers and 1 no. rear dormer. Following removal of existing conservatory.
5 Riverway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SJ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/00951/MIS
Elmbridge Borough Council consultation 2024/1946. Retrospective application for a permanent marquee
Sports Ground Brownacres Walton Lane Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 1QP
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided23/01221/DC5
Discharge of condition 13 (modified access) relating to planning permission 23/01221/FUL.
Windmill Court Brooklands Close Sunbury-On-Thames TW16 7DX
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00952/PDH
Prior Approval Notificiation for a single rear extension extending 4.35 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3 metres and an eaves height of 2.95 metres. (As shown on plans 07/24/GORD/006 & 07/24/GORD/005) Following removal of existing conservatory.
17 Gordon Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AP
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00954/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
8 Roper Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BA
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00959/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension with link to existing refurbished garage forming a garden room. Two rear dormers replaced and additional front dormer. Single storey front infill extension. Changes to fenestration and replacement of pantile roof with plain tiles. Associated hard landscaping and replacement gate to the front walled courtyard.
Pantiles Court Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AB
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Unknown19/01476/SCD1
Details of a scheme for the retention of the access along Short Lane submitted pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission Ref: SP19/01476/SCC dated 23 February 2024 and as amended by Non-Material Amendment application Ref: SP/25/00236/SCC dated 12 March 2025.
Homers Farm London Road Ashford
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00966/FUL
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) into 7 bedroom House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 7 occupants.
35 Harrow Road Ashford TW14 8RT
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00967/PDH
Prior Approval for change of use of building in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 3, Class T - Class E (commercial, business or service), to State Funded School (Class F.1(a)) in accordance with submitted plans 7168-P-001, 7168-P-700, 7168-P-701, 7168-P-702, 7168-P-200, 7168-P-201, 7168-P-210 & 7168-P-211
91 - 93 Windmill Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7EF
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00968/HOU
Single storey rear extension and infill side extension from garage with flat roof. Garage converted to plant room and living accommodation with roof and door replacement. Front porch extension with crown flat roof. Loft dormers to rear and sides.
27 Talbot Road Ashford TW15 3PN
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00969/HOU
Erection of a part three-storey rear extension with a roof terrace and enlargement of an existing rear dormer to accomodate a balcony
16 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QP
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00970/LBC
Listed building consent for the erection of a part three-storey rear extension with a roof terrace and enlargement of an existing rear dormer to accomodate a balcony
16 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QP
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00971/TPO
TPO012SUN/A002 - 2 x Sycamore (shown as T1 and T2 on submitted plan) - to fell and replace.
Sunbury Sports Association Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PS
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00972/HOU
Erection of a first floor side extension.
50 Elgin Avenue Ashford TW15 1QG
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00973/HOU
Installation of replacement windows to the front elevation of the building
16 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QP
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00974/LBC
Listed building consent for installation of replacement windows to the front elevation of the building
16 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QP
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00975/HOU
Erection of a front porch and conversion of the existing garage into a habitable room with a new roof
105 Parkland Grove Ashford TW15 2JF
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00011/DC1
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 11, 12, 13 and 14 relating to planning permission 24/00011/FUL
136 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AY
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00980/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a a single rear extension extending 8 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height and eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans FHR271 / E01 & FHR271 / P01) Following removal of existing conservatory.
271 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LT
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00981/HOU
Proposed roof extension that would include a first floor over and first floor rear extension resulting raising the ridge height to convert the existing bungalow into a two storey house. Erection of single storey side and single storey rear extensions along with re-configuration of existing garage to convert it into habitable accommodation (following demolition of existing shed and conservatory).
80 Cumberland Road Ashford TW15 3DB
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00982/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed alterations to the windows and doors
20 Manor Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5ED
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00983/ADV
Advertisement consent for display of 1 no. illuminated fascia and 1 no. projecting sign. (As shown on location plan, block plan and plan no. 14082024).
Unit Sub Norris Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4UP
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00984/HOU
Conversion of garage and erection of single storey rear extension.
116 Village Way Ashford TW15 2JU
Received 19 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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