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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 dates12,257Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,948 approved or refused records
1,474Refused applications
8,474 approved · 1,474 refused · 365 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/01364/HOU
Proposed roof extension that would include a first floor over and front ground floor infill extension resulting raising the ridge height to convert the existing bungalow into a two storey house.
46 Marlborough Road Ashford TW15 3QA
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01365/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension)
185 Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3RQ
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01366/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and part single storey rear extension, tying into existing single storey rear extension.
20 Rosary Gardens Ashford TW15 1BX
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01367/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension, raised terrace to rear, changes to external materials and ground floor fenestration.
122 Cadbury Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LR
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01368/HOU
Erection of part two storey, part single storey side extension and a single-storey rear extension.
12 The Avenue Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SE
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/01369/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness application for the change of use of part of the original office floor area (approximately 75.8 square metres) . to a personal music studio (approximately 25.8 square metres).
Stable 1 Pentire Fordbridge Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AX
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01370/MIS
Adjoining Authority Consultation -Consultation by Hillingdon Council for Enabling works to allow implementation of full runway alternation during easterly operations at Heathrow Airport including the creation of a new 'hold area' at the western end of the northern runway, the construction of new access and exit taxiways, the construction of an acoustic noise barrier to the south of Longford Village and temporary construction compounds (Hillingdon ref: 41573/APP/2024/2838)
Easterly Alternation Heathrow Airport
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01371/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
96 Groveley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LB
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01372/HOU
Erection of a first floor rear extension
96 Groveley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LB
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01373/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of first floor flat 97B Feltham Road (5 bedroom flat) as 2 no. two bed flats, 97B and 97C.As shown on drawing no's: 2431/PL/01 rev A and 2431/PL/02 received 20.10.2024.
97B Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1BS
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01374/FUL
Retrospective Planning permission for 2no. lodges that have been rebuilt following removal of existing mobile homes.
Arcadia Riverway Laleham TW18 2JD
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01375/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of first floor two bed flat 97D Feltham Road as a separate unit of accommodation (originally part of 97a).As shown on drawing no's: 2431/PL/01 rev A and 2431/PL/02 received 20.10.2024.
97D Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1BS
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01376/TCA
Tree in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Yew (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce height and width of tree by 2m. Remove growth on trunk just below break of crown. Tree will stand at 12m tall with a width of 6m.
183 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JY
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/01377/HOU
Raising of roof ridge with erection of rear facing dormer to facilitate habitable accommodation in roof space.
33 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1DQ
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01380/RVC
Variation of condition 3 (plans) relating to 23/01417/HOU for the erection of a front porch, single storey side extension, first floor rear extension with extended roof over, rear facing dormer window, alterations to the fenestration, side facing dormer window roofs and roof of the single storey rear extension to allow for a larger width of the rear and side facing dormers (retrospective).
362 Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SF
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01381/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include the installation of a rear facing dormer and 2 no. roof lights within the front roof slope.
51 Bramwell Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PU
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01382/HOU
Erection of proposed single storey rear extension
79 Lois Drive Shepperton TW17 8BD
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01383/TPO
TPO027STA/65/T030 - 1 x Yew (labelled as no. 2 on submitted plan) - to fell.
Red Cottage The Broadway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SB
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Unknown23/00959/DC1
Application to discharge of conditions 8 and 9 relating to Contamination in regards to planning permission 23/00959/FUL.
84 Kenilworth Road Ashford TW15 3EW
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01385/HOU
Erection of part single / part two storey side and rear extensions.
8 Gordon Road Shepperton TW17 8JT
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01386/TPO
TPO018STA/63/G008 - 2 x Norway Maple to prune to previous points, deadwood and crown thin- 1 x Sycamore to prune to previous points, deadwood and crown thin.
20 Gables Avenue Ashford TW15 2TA
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01387/HOU
Erection of a part single storey part two storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing outbuilding and attached garage.
5 St Pauls Close Ashford TW15 1ET
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01389/FUL
Proposed replacement bridge at Sandhills Meadow, Shepperton
Sandhills Meadow Bridge Sandhills Meadow Shepperton TW17 9HY
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01391/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.75 metres and a height of 2.75 metres to the eaves (as shown on location plan/block plan and plan no's EA/195/PA/1A, /1B, and /1C rec'd 26.11.2024).
195 Clare Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7EF
Received 26 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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