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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 dates11,915Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,678 approved or refused records
1,426Refused applications
8,252 approved · 1,426 refused · 344 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/01103/FUL
Installation of new windows at first floor level on the south and east elevations of the building to facilitate new office space.
49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01104/TPO
TPO056/78/T008 - 1 x Beech (shown as T17 on submitted plan) - crown lift to approx 3m to provide clearance. TPO056/78/T009 - 1 x Yew (shown as T16 on submitted plan) - crown lift to approx 3m to provide clearance. TPO056/78/T014 - 1 x Cedar (shown as T32a on submitted plan) - reduce lateral branches to provide a 1m clearance.
The Doultons Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QY
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01105/FUL
Loft conversion with two side dormers and ground floor rear extension to allow for the subdivision of existing dwelling to create 2 flats
12 Marlborough Road Ashford TW15 3QA
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01106/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a a single rear extension extending 4 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.05 metres and eaves height of 2.9 metres. (As shown on plans 2427-L-001 & 2427-A-301 A)
43 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HX
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01107/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 3 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves. (As seen on Location plan and plan GRL01, both received on 12.09.2024).
17 Georgian Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NR
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01112/FUL
The construction of and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System of circa 100 megawatts electrical output with a total capacity of circa 200 megawatt hours, associated site access and partial cable route, with associated workAs shown on drawing no's: EDG113-GC-DD-02 REV1-230713; EDG113-GA-DE-07 REV1-231220; EDG113-GA-DE-02 REV3-20240508; EDG113-GA-DE-03 REV1-230712; EDG113-GC-DD-03 REV1-230713; EDG113-GA-DE-04 REV1-230712; EDG113-GA-DE-05 REV1-231024; EDG113-GA-DE-06 REV1-231220; EDG113-GA-PP-02 REV3-20240829; EDG113-GA-SL-01 REV8-20240829 received 12.09.2024 and EDG001-PL-02 REV 03 and EDG001-PL-01 REV 03 received 02.06.2025
Land To North East Of Eco Park Charlton Lane Shepperton TW17 8QA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01113/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of a two-storey end of terraced building as 4 no. self-contained flats for a period exceeding 4 years.
33 Viscount Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7RD
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01115/FUL
Erection of a new two storey dwellinghouse with associated amenity space and extension to the existing footpath
Land Adjacent To 44 Jordans Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PU
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01116/HOU
Erection of single storey side, front and rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation.
16 Sunna Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01117/FUL
Change of use of rear outbuilding from storage unit to office and external alterations to replace garage door with a window and add rooflights.
137 Green Lane Shepperton TW17 8DY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01118/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
59 Penton Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LB
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01119/TCA
Trees in the Lower Halliford Conservation Area - 1x QUERCUS ROBUR (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - reduce crown by 2m, crown lift to 2.5 metres and deadwood. 1 x SOPHORA JAPONICA [PAGODA] (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - reduce extended limb that touches the property back in line with remaining crown, deadwood 25mm and above.
Lower Halliford House Walton Lane Shepperton TW17 8LH
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01120/TPO
TPO146/91/T001 - 1 x Oak - reduce canopy by 30%.
1A Gloucester Crescent Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PP
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01122/RVC
Variation of Condition 3 (approved plans) and Condition 5 (relating to restriction on openings) of planning permission 23/00822/HOU (Amendment to planning permission 21/01787/HOU, for the addition of a first floor, and part two storey part single storey side extension and other alterations), to allow the creation of accommodation in the roof and new roof lights on side and rear elevations.
15 Darby Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LB
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01125/TCA
Tree in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Lime (shown as T1) to re-pollard, reducing height by 3.5m and width by 3m.
64 Elizabeth Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01126/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
19A Queensway Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HA
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01127/PDO
Conversion of the ground, first and second floors from office to residential use comprising of 11 flats.
Aspen House 34 - 40 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HD
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01132/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey rear extension.
15 Green Leas Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7NZ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01133/PAP
Prior Approval Notification for the Installation of a further 89 KWP of Solar PVs panels to the roof
Sunbury Leisure Centre Nursery Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6LG
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01134/FUL
The construction of 4No finger pontoons with a linking pontoon and access ramp in the North Lake of Shepperton Marina to provide 8No accessible moorings with sheet pile wall and concrete bank seat including the extension of the existing tarmac hardstanding adjacent to the accessible moorings to provide 10No fully compliant accessible parking spaces.
Shepperton Marina Felix Lane Shepperton TW17 8NS
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Unknown23/00274/DC4
Discharge of Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 5 - Means of Enclosure, Condition 17 - Obscure Glazing relating to planning permission 23/00274/FUL
Scout Hut Wood Road Shepperton TW17 0DX
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Unknown22/01417/DC3
Discharge conditions 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 20 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01135/HOU
Erection of single storey porch and boundary wall.
257 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2NS
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01136/HOU
Erection of a two-storey side extension and part single part two-storey rear extension.
184 Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3LQ
Received 23 Sept 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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