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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 dates12,215Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,916 approved or refused records
1,469Refused applications
8,447 approved · 1,469 refused · 359 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Unknown24/01469/MIS
Updated plans to alter location of proposed canopy and entrance door and revise location of proposed flood voids relating to planning application 24/01059/MIS (Elmbridge BC reference 2024/1967) Detached two-storey building with front balconies (822 sqm) following demolition of the existing building.
St Georges College Boat Club Sunbury Lane Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2HX
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided21/00587/DC2
Application to discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 11 (Renewable Energy) relating to planning permission 21/00587/FUL.
23 Oaks Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7JU
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided22/00368/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) relating to planning permission 22/00368/HOU
20 St Margarets Avenue Ashford TW15 1DR
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01336/FUL
Change of use from Taxi Cab office to use as a Beauty Salon, including general beauty treatments, laser cosmetic and medical tattoo and injectable aesthetic treatments.
Station News 3 Station Approach Shepperton TW17 8AR
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01337/TCA
Tree in the Stanwell Conservation Area - 1 x Cherry (shown as T5 on submitted plan) - Crown lift branch tip to approx 2.4m to clear footpath.
Lord Knyvetts Court De Havilland Way Stanwell TW19 7JH
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01338/TCA
Tree in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Purple Plum (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - Crown reduce removing up to 2.5m to reduce leverage.
Parkview Court Green Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RR
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01339/HOU
Demolition of existing rear extension, conservatory and garage and erection of a single storey rear and side extension.
22 Rex Avenue Ashford TW15 2DA
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01340/HOU
Changes to front elevation (removal of bay windows) and new fenestration. Erection of a single storey infill front extension.
22 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01341/TCA
Tree in the Staines Conservation Area - 1 x Rowan tree (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - To remove north and south limbs to leave central stem. Reduce remaining canopy by one metre.
Car Park At Colnebridge Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4RZ
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01342/HOU
Conversion of the existing garage into a habitable room to include an increase in the height of the garage and an extension to the rear of the existing garage
37 Lynegrove Avenue Ashford TW15 1EP
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01343/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single storey side/rear extension to facilitate the subdivision of the property into 2 no. flats (1no. 2 bed and 1 no. 3 bed) with associated parking and amenity space.
33 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1DQ
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01344/HOU
Single storey side extension and conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation. (Application replaces the previously approved 18/01289/HOU).
59 Rosefield Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01345/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear facing dormer, 3 no. front facing rooflights, a Juliet balcony and a side window.
59 Rosefield Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01347/HOU
AMENDED DESCRIPTION: Erection of a side extension and roof alterations including an increased roof pitch; single storey porch and a front extension serving a garage (following demolition of garage)
18 Sandhills Meadow Shepperton TW17 9HY
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01349/HOU
Erection of a single storey front and side extension.
16 Echelforde Drive Ashford TW15 2ER
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01350/HOU
Erection of first floor rear extension
252 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LN
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided22/00483/AMD
Non Material Amendment to amend the description of development of planning application 22/00483/OUT so that it refers to phased residential development and to amend condition 5 so that it includes the requirement for the development to be undertaken in accordance with identified phases. The new amended description would change to'Outline permission for phased residential development of up to 30 residential units (with all matters reserved for future consideration except for means of access) as shown on drawings numbered Site location plan no. 211103 L002 Rev A, Constraints plan no. 211103 SK1.1 Concept plan no. 211103 SK1.3 received on 01/04/2022, Elevational drawings existing 2268, PL 030, 031 and 032 all rev 00 Land use plan no. 21103 L004 received on 07/05/2022, and Sketch elevational plan no. 21103SK2.0 received on 06/06/2022.'Condition 5 would also be amended as follows'The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following submitted plans and drawingsExisting site plan 211103 L 002Constraints plan 211103 SK1.1Concept plan 211103 SK1.3Land use plan 211103 L004 Sketch elevational plan 211103 SK2.0.And in accordance with the following schedule of phases:Phase 1 Works in association with the construction of the accessPhase 2 The construction of the approved residential development'
Land At Manor Farm Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 0RJ
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Unknown20/01486/DC13
Discharge of condition 29 (CEMP) relating to planning permission 20/01486/FUL
Spelthorne Leisure Centre Knowle Green Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AJ
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided22/00573/DC2
Discharge of conditions 7 (Boundary Treatment), 8. (Details of Materials), 9. (Refuse and Recycling Storage), 12. (Renewable Energy) relating to planning permission 22/00573/FUL
104 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2NP
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01355/RVC
Variation of condition 2 (plan numbers) of PA ref 22/00511/FUL for the erection of a ground floor extension on the existing paved recessed area, and the erection of a first floor extension on the footprint of the existing building in order to substitute amended plans to include solar panels, ramps and fenestration changes
Pavilion Long Lane Recreation Ground Cambria Gardens Stanwell
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01356/TPO
TPO233/2009/T001 - 1 x Oak (circled on submitted plan) - 30% reduction in areas where the tree is out of shape, to return tree to it's original shape. No height to be reduced only width.
4 Kings Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7QE
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01358/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres (As shown on plans: E001, E002, E003, E004, L001, P001, P002, P003, P004, RECEIVED 05.12.2024)
28 Orchard Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BZ
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01359/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height and eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans E001-E004, and L001, P001-P004)
27 Orchard Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BZ
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01360/HOU
Erection of a single story rear extension (following demolition of a veranda) - retrospective (As shown on plans: PE1 rev A; PE1a rev A; PE3 rev A; PE3a rev A and Location Plan received 19.11.2024)
7 Wychwood Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RF
Received 19 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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