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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 dates11,783Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,576 approved or refused records
1,411Refused applications
8,165 approved · 1,411 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00985/TCA
Trees in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Berberis (shown as T1) to fell to ground level. 1 x Plum (shown as T2) to reduce to old points of reduction, leaving a finished height and width of 3m. 1 x Confier (shown as T3) to reduce height by 1m, leaving a finished height of 2m.
5 Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RQ
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00986/HOU
Proposed single storey side/rear extension with new flat roof
1 Knightsbridge Crescent Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QR
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00987/TPO
TPO149/T001 - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T2) and TPO149/T002 - 1 x Sycamore to remove deadwood and clean out crown, lift crown to 4m above ground level, and prune away from phone lines and buildings to give a 1m clearance.
St Andrews Baptist Church Upper Halliford Road Shepperton TW17 8SE
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00988/TPO
TPO183/T003 - 1 x Lime (shown as T1) to remove regrowth to old pollard points, leaving the tree with a finished height of 15m.
15 Duncroft Manor Vicarage Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XX
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00989/PAP
Prior Approval Notification for two new storeys on top of the existing detached commercial building, for residential flats (Use Class C3) with the provision of 7x1 bedroom apartments and 1 x 2 bedroom apartment. As shown on drawings numbered 2108-001, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,, 23 and 24 received on 19 August 2024
Aspen House 34 - 40 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HD
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00990/FUL
Application for external works associated with Class T Prior Approval for change of use of commercial building to provide an education facility including works to car park, lighting columns, fencing and associated works.
91 - 93 Windmill Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7EF
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00991/ADV
Amended description:- Advertisement consent for 1 x non-illuminated hoarding/freestanding advertisement (2.4m x 3.4m x 0.1m), 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign (1.8m x 4m x 0.1m) and 2 x non-illuminated fascia signs (1.8m x 4m x 0.1m) (as shown within the plans no. 7168-P-001, 7168-P-700, 7168-P-701, 7168-P-702, 7168-P-710, 7168-P-711, 7168-P-712 and 7168-P-100 Received on 19.08.2024 and 7168-P-720 Rev A Received on 04.11.2024).
Decision Systems House 91 - 93 Windmill Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7EF
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00992/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the separate and self contained residential use of the first floor flat (The Loft) for a period exceeding 4 years. As shown on site location plan and drawing no's 2024/01; 2024/02REVB; 2014/03/A received 20.08.2024.
The Loft 1 Riverside Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PW
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00274/DC1
Application to Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) relating to planning permission ref. no. 24/00274/HOU.
263 Ashford Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QR
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Unknown23/01070/DC1
Discharge of conditions 3 to 13 relating to planning permission 23/01070/FUL
81 Alexandra Road Ashford TW15 1TW
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00430/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) relating to planning permission 24/00430/FUL
Natwest 67 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PU
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/00997/MIS
Runnymede Borough Council neighbouring authority consultation in relation to construction of a replacement dwelling with associated parking, landscaping, new entrance gate and boundary wall following demolition of existing detached dwelling and outbuilding. (Runnymede reference: RU.24/1095).
Tudor Rose 25 Laleham Reach Chertsey Surrey KT16 8RR
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/00998/HOU
Proposed erection of a single storey wraparound side and rear extension (following demolition of existing porch and conservatory)
48 Catherine Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7TG
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/00999/T56
The installation of a new sharable 20m monopole mast which is collocated with an existing compound approximately 125m to the southeast of the site. The development will include a base station, 2.4m high palisade fencing, 6no. operator cabinets, 1 no. electrical metre cabinet, 12no. antennas and ancillary development thereto. This is required to facilitate enhanced network coverage for the Mobile Network Operators. This multi-user structure with secure compound and upgraded power supply will enable a consolidation of equipment and in time lead to the removal of unused infrastructure from the wider site and cell area.As shown on drawing no's 100; 200; 201; 300; 301 received 20.08.2024.
Telecommunications Mast Ashford Sports Club Woodthorpe Road Ashford
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00513/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) relating to planning permission 24/00513/HOU
3 Riverway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SJ
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided22/00573/DC1
Details pursuant to condition 3 of planning approval 23/00573/FUL - Ground and Water Phase 1 Desk Study v.2.01 dated July 2024
Land Adjoining 104 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2NP
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01009/TPO
TPO025STA/64/G001 - 1 x Lime - reduce crown to 12m, reduce overall radius to 2.5m.
1 The Mallards Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2TB
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01010/HOU
Erection of a single storey infill rear extension, a first floor side extension and conversion of the existing garage into a habitable room
The Firs Napier Road Ashford TW15 1TG
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01011/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extenion.
2 Burleigh Gardens Ashford TW15 1EQ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01012/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey rear extension, following demolition of the existing conservatory.
79 Avondale Road Ashford TW15 3HW
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01013/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed Development of a rear extension and roof alterations to include a hip to gable conversion and the installation of a rear dormer window
31 Stanwell New Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HS
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/01014/HOU
Installation of dormer to front roof slope
31 Stanwell New Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HS
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01015/TCA
Amended description:-Trees in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area -2 x Conifers (shown as T2 and T3 on the submitted plan)- reduced by 50%, finished height of 10m, width 4 m- 1 x Silver Birch (shown as T4 on the submitted plan)- 2.5m Reduction of height and width, finishing height of 12.5m and 5.5 m width- the shown T5 on the submitted plan (Yew Tree) and T1 (Sycamore tree) are not part of this application.
110 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LE
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01016/TCA
Tree in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Sapindaceae to remove entirely
68 Elizabeth Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LF
Received 23 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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