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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 dates12,135Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,853 approved or refused records
1,459Refused applications
8,394 approved · 1,459 refused · 352 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01270/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development the conversion and extension of a detached garage.
7 Townsend Road Ashford TW15 3PR
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01271/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear outbuilding for use as a gym as shown on drawing numbered 28HW/28062022/REV-C received on 28 October 2024.
28 Hadrian Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HF
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01272/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension and creation of utility room in the rear of the integral garage.
10 Plover Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4RW
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01274/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension.
43 Norman Road Ashford TW15 1QP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01277/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden
33 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2TB
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01280/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of an outbuilding at the rear, following demolition of an existing detached garage.
42 Reedsfield Road Ashford TW15 2HE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01281/HOU
Erection of a two storey rear extension and extension to the roof, installation of front roof lights (following demolition of existing single storey rear element and dormer and garage) and extension to existing vehicular access
42 Reedsfield Road Ashford TW15 2HE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01282/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension
1 Mandeville Road Shepperton TW17 0AL
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01283/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 8 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 shown on plan no's EX.L003, P001, P002, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 and PR 3D01, 3D02, L003, P001, P002, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004 rec'd 29.10 2024)
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01284/HOU
Demolition of conservatory and erection of part two storey part single storey rear extension and two storey extension to existing annexe building
Cambridge Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01285/LBC
Demolition of conservatory and erection of part two storey part single storey rear extension and two storey extension to existing annexe building.
Cambridge Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01286/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 3 metres and a height of 2.85 metres to the eaves. (as shown on plan no's 2320 101A, 113, 210B and 310B received 07.11.2024)
16 Nursery Gardens Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6LQ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01287/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey side/rear extension, extending beyond the rear elevation by 3 metres.
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01288/TCA
Trees in the Stanwell Conservation Area - 1 x Conifer Group (shown as TG1 on the submitted plan) - crown lift to 4m over car park and crown lift to 3m over grass area.
Dutch Barn Close Stanwell Staines TW19 7NG
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01289/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a single storey side/rear extension, extending beyond the rear elevation by 6 metres.
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01290/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
33 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1DQ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01291/TCA
Trees in the Laleham Conservation Area - 14 x Leyland Cypress trees (marked on submitted plan)- to fell and replace with a row of Photina x Fraseri (Red Robins).
2 Church Close Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1RP
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01292/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the creation of a rear dormer to facilitate loft conversion, flank rooflights, and erection of front canopy porch. Changes to ground floor fenestration.
1 Pinewood Drive Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DB
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01294/TPO
TPO097/83/T001 - 1 x Deodar Cedar - Remove 1 branch and a bow from another branch.
46 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2SJ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01295/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear facing dormer and 3 no. front facing roof lights. Plus works to construct a front porch, convert an integral garage into habitable accommodation and insert a window into the front elevation in place of the garage door.
33 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2TB
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01296/FUL
Proposed External Fire Escape Stair
Thamesmead County Secondary School Manygate Lane Shepperton TW17 9EE
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01299/FUL
Erection of 6 no. two-storey affordable dwellings grouped into two buildings, with the creation of an enhanced public amenity space and retention of Urban Open Land and associated parking provision
Land At Catherine Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7TF
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/01300/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension and erection of an outbuilding at the rear of garden to be used as a granny annexe (following demolition of existing garage and single storey rear extension).
103 Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3JX
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01301/HOU
Erection of two-storey rear extension.
6 Sutherland Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6LJ
Received 4 Nov 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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