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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 dates12,177Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,886 approved or refused records
1,467Refused applications
8,419 approved · 1,467 refused · 355 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/01302/HOU
Erection of single storey side/rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension
39 Wolsey Road Ashford TW15 2RA
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01303/HOU
Proposed roof extension that would include a first floor over and first floor side/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) in relation to the approved application ref. 24/00981/HOU.
80 Cumberland Road Ashford TW15 3DB
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00364/AMD
Amendments to change to the height of the side extension, change to the fenestration on the rear elevation, changes to the internal layout to planning permission 24/00364/HOU
312 Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SF
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01307/TCA
Trees in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Goat Willow (labelled as A on submitted plan) - to fell, 1 x Ash (labelled as B on submitted plan) - to fell.
19 Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RQ
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01308/HOU
Proposed first floor side/rear extension as shown on amended drawings numbered PA 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 all Rev A received on 13/12/2024.
33 School Road Ashford TW15 2BT
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01310/HOU
Erection of a first floor side/rear extension and partial garage conversion to habitable space
254 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PG
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01311/AMD
Non Material Minor amendment - amend approved fencing layout
Ashford Town Football Club Ecclesford Sports Club Short Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7BH
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01312/HOU
Erection of a single storey side extension and single storey rear extension, following removal of existing conservatory.
20 Marion Avenue Shepperton TW17 8AY
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01313/FUL
Proposed raising of eaves and ridge height of seven existing commercial units (units 1 to 5 and 10 and 11).
Land At Manor Farm Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 0RJ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01314/RVC
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans), condition 4 (refuse collection points), condition 15 (means of enclosure), condition 22 (bicycle storage) and condition 26 (bin storage) of planning permission 23/00173/RVC, [which in turn varied condition 2 of planning permission 23/01515/RVC, which in turn varied condition 2 of 22/00891/RVC, which varied condition 2 of planning permission 18/01000/FUL] to allow new bin storage layout and new bin store/bicycle store, new entrance wall and alterations to parking layout.
Builders Merchant Moor Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4YN
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01315/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
15 Newhaven Crescent Ashford TW15 1PB
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01316/TPO
TPO009STA/63/T079 - 1 x Copper Beech (shown as T6 on submitted plan) - fell-G7 (shown as T10 on submitted plan)- 1 x Lime-repollard to most recent points by removing around 2m regrowth.
Glen Court Riverside Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LG
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01317/PAP
Prior Approval Notification for two stories for residential purposes (C3) above the existing mixed use terrace building to provide 8 new flats. As shown on plans numbered 1709 201 B and 202 B received on 7 November 2024.
19 - 23 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QY
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01318/HOU
Proposed roof alterations that would include rear extension to the roof together with the extension of the northern and southern flank dormers.
22 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01319/TPO
TPO183/98/T007 - 1 x False Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) (shown as T8 on submitted plan) - Climber to inspect wound at 9m for decay and provide further management recommendations if required. TPO183/98/G002 - 1 x Oak (shown as T10 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown back to most recent points to reduce wind sail and stress on weak union. Install cobra bracing (or similar) in crown to distribute wind loading between leaders. TPO183/98/G002 - 1 x Norway Maple (shown as T11 on submitted plan) - Remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter and/or over 1m length. Prune to give 0.5m clearance from lamp column. TPO183/98/T005 - 1 x Lime (shown as T13 on submitted plan - Climber to inspect woodpecker hole for excessive decay and provide further management recommendations if required. TPO183/98/T004 - 1 x Yew (shown as T15 on submitted plan) - Remove green waste from around base of stem.
Duncroft Manor Vicarage Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XX
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01320/FUL
The installation of pitch floodlights towards the western side of the site (retrospective)(as shown within the plans nos. EX01 and Block Plan A Received on 17.12.2024, NEW LIGHTING LAYOUT 2024 Received on 07.11.2024, and PL01 Received on 30.12.2024).
London Irish Rugby Football Club Hazelwood Hazelwood Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QU
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01321/FUL
Alteration and extension to existing property and change of use from Office - E Class to Large HMO - Sui Generis comprising 10 rooms with associated parking and amenity.
Park House 17 - 19 Park Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BX
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01322/FUL
Demolition of single storey extensions, installation of roller shutter doors, sub-division of existing building to form 4 no. industrial units (Use Classes B2/B8/E(g)(iii)) and associated parking.
16 - 18 Ashford Business Complex 166 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1YQ
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01323/TCA
(Amended description) Tree in the Upper Halliford Conservation Area - 1 x Oak (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - to fell.
Halliford Manor Halliford Road Shepperton TW17 8RU
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01324/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.3 metres and a height of 3.0 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: Q/03/01; 04 rev A; 05 rev A received 16.12.2024)
3 Queensway Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HA
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01325/TPO
Amended description:- TPO026/SUN-T7 (shown as T1 on the received plan)-Lime-reduce sides by 2 - 2.5m through selective thinning to balance, lift canopy by 5m from ground level, remove major deadwood.
Claremont Laleham Road Shepperton TW17 8EF
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01330/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extensions and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
26 Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3ER
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01331/HOU
Roof extension comprising rear facing dormer and 2no. first floor side facing windows.
14 Douglas Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HD
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01332/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 8 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.6 metres and an eaves height of 2.7 metres. (As shown on plans ST-01-Location & ST-01-Site)
46 Desford Way Ashford TW15 3AT
Received 11 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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