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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 dates11,955Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,708 approved or refused records
1,436Refused applications
8,272 approved · 1,436 refused · 347 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided24/01139/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear facing dormer, three no. front facing rooflights and a side window.
115 Manor Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6JE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01140/HOU
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
1 Charter Place Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HN
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01142/HOU
Erection of outbuilding to the rear of the property for use as gym, games room and office.
16 Chalmers Road Ashford TW15 1DT
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01143/TCA
Tree in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Sycamore (marked by an x on the submitted plan) - reduce crown by 2 metres, leaving a tree with a height of no less than 12 metres and a radial spread of no less than 3.5 metres.
3 Oxford Row Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QY
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01145/ADV
Amended Description: Advertisement Consent for 5no. fascia internally illuminated signs installed to plots 2.05, 1.03 and 1.08 and 4no. monolithic internally illuminated signs installed to security barrier points, entrances to multi storey car parks and studio lots (As shown on plans: ARC5409 - 007 REV A [PW MSCP 2]; ARC5409 - 009 REV A [AMZ NW 2]; ARC5409 - 010 REV A [NF LOT ENT 1]; ARC5409 - 011 REV A [PW STS 1]; ARC5409 - 001 REV A [AMZ RC 1]; ARC5409 - 002 REV A [AMZ RC 2]; ARC5409 - 003 REV A [NF AVC 1]; ARC5409 - 004 REV A [NF AVC 2]; ARC5409 - 005 REV A [NF SP1]; ARC5409 - 008 REV A [AMZ NW 1] received 23.09.2024 and 3673-fba-xx-zz-dr-a-010 P01 received 03.12.2024
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01146/HOU
Erection of a first floor rear extension and roof alterations to introduce a crown roof, skylights and habitable space in the loft.
63 Fontmell Park Ashford TW15 2NS
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01147/TCA
Trees in the Stanwell Conservation Area - 1 x Silver Maple (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - crown reduce removing 2-2.5m approx to reduce leverage. 1 x Silver Maple (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - crown reduce removing 2-2.5m approx to reduce leverage. 1 x Elm (shown as T10a on submitted plan) - to Fell. 1 x Silver Maple (shown as T12 on submitted plan) - Crown lift over car park to approx 3.5m. 1 x Cotoneaster (shown as T16 on submitted plan) - Selective prune to balance and clear light and building by 1.5m - Remove minor deadwood. 1 x Sorbus (shown as T19 on submitted plan) - to Fell. 1 x Holly (shown as T22 on submitted plan) - remove Basel growth to approx 1.5m. 1 x Mixed Species Group (shown as T24 on submitted plan) - reform/hedge cut removing up to 1.5m.1 x Mixed Species Group (shown as TG1 on submitted plan) - reduce lateral overhang, cutting back to clear, removing up to 3m.
Dutch Barn Close Stanwell TW19 7NG
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01148/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension, part single and part two storey rear extension, roof re-construction and extension to create a pitched roof with 2 no. flank dormers, new sloped roof at ground floor level on the front elevation, and associated changes to fenestration.
271 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LT
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01149/FUL
Change of Use from Class E Sweet Shop to Sui Generis Nail Salon.
13 Clarence Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SU
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Awaiting decision23/00771/DC1
Discharge of condition 3 (contamination)
41 Chaplin Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7JD
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01151/TPO
TPO224/2007/T001 - Copper Beech (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Crown reduction to no less than 4 metres radial spread.
10 Greenleaves Court Ashford TW15 1LE
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Awaiting decision22/01060/DC1
Discharge of condition 5 (contamination) relating to planning permission 22/01060/FUL
Land At Orchard Close Ashford
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01155/TPO
TPO019STA/64/G010 - 1 x Deodar Cedar (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - remove snapped and hanging branches. Undertake a climbing inspection of the crown and its multiple stem unions. 4 x Giant Redwoods (shown as G1 on submitted plan) - undertake climbing inspection and reduce encroaching foliage away from building to give a 1.5-2 metre clearance. TPO019STA/64/G005 - 1 x Ash (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - Reduce and re-shape overall by 2-3 metres. Remove dead stem. Inspect small cavity on main stem. 1 x Holly (shown as T3 on submitted plan) - to fell.
Cedar Close Laleham TW18 2TF
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01156/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 2.9 metres and a height of 2.8 metres to the eaves (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension) (as shown within the plans no. 00, 101 and 102 Received on 27.09.2024).
95 Gilmore Crescent Ashford TW15 2DD
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01157/CLD
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use as a retail unit (Class E ).
Ashford Antique Centre Ltd Former Royal Hart Public House Church Road Ashford TW15 2UT
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01158/FUL
Erection of first and second storey rear extensions and alterations and extensions to roof including front rooflights to enlarge existing flats. Alterations to ground floor to provide enclosed refuse storage area.As shown on drawing no's: Site Location Plan; 20/726/01 rev C; 20/726/01 rev C; 20/726/02 rev B; 20/726/03 rev B; 20/726/04 rev B; 20/726/05 rev B; 20/726/06 rev B; 20/726/07 rev D; 20/726/08; 20/726/09; 20/726/10; 20/726/11; 20/726/12 rev B received 27.09.2024.
4 - 5 Broadway Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AT
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01161/FUL
Change of use of existing office building for the provision of an education facility and associated external works comprising alterations to fire escape, erection of security fencing, external lighting columns, addition of windows at eastern elevation . The provision of tactile paving on the junction of Crayonne Close and soft landscaping
Windmill House 91 - 93 Windmill Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7EF
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01162/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of existing rear conservatory.
11 Clare Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7QQ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01163/HOU
Erection of part single part two storey side and rear extensions and partial demolition of front boundary wall to facilitate driveway and vehicular access and removal of chimney and installation of first floor window in existing side elevation (following demolition of garage)
207 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01165/HOU
Erection of a two storey rear extension, a single storey front extension and 3 no. front dormers following the demolition of the existing rear extension and dormers
34 Hawkewood Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HJ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01166/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
53 Burgoyne Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7PS
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01167/TPO
TPO015SUN/65/T011 - 1 x Oak - reduce crown by up to 25%.
1 The Spinney Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EJ
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01169/TCA
Tree in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Birch (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by approximately 3m and lateral branches by up to 2.5m to leave a well balanced shape.
175 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JY
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01171/TCA
Amended description:- Trees in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area- 1 x Eucalyptus (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by approximately 3 - 4m-1 x Bay (shown as T3 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by approximately 3m-the shown T1 on the submitted plan (Gleditsia tree) is not part of this proposal.
179 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JY
Received 2 Oct 2024
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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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