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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 dates12,335Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,018 approved or refused records
1,486Refused applications
8,532 approved · 1,486 refused · 366 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/01419/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension and new roof over, including ridge height increase. New front porch.
14 Ripston Road Ashford TW15 1PQ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01420/TCA
Trees in Laleham Conservation Area - 2 x Pines (shown as T1 & T2 on submitted plan) to remove significant deadwood and reduce lower limbs by approximately 2-3 m to reduce overhang.
Thames Mead Abbey Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SR
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01421/HOU
Alterations to existing building to replace existing flat roof with a pitched roof; relocation of main entrance; and replacement of external window and doors, including two front 'juliet' balconies. Removal of car canopy over the existing front door
Osmanstead Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01423/TPO
TPO05/STA- A1 (shown on the plan as G1, G2 and T6 and T7)- Ash & Sycamore (shown as G1) - to crown lift to approx 5m over highway and reduce lateral branches to provide a 1.5m clearance to phone cables- Cotoneaster & Sycamore (shown as G2)- remove deadwood over parking area- Ash (shown as T6)- crown reduce removing up to 2.5m -Ash (shown as T7)- crown reduce removing up to 2.5m.
Budebury Court Budebury Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2BA
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01424/TPO
TPO191/T001 - 1 x Sycamore, and TPO191/T002 - 1 x Sycamore to crown lift to approximately 4m.
12 Harrison Way Shepperton TW17 0BE
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01426/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed developlopment of 5 no. side dormers
119 Ashford Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1RS
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/01427/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a rear outbuilding.As shown on drawings: Site Location Plan; A101 and A103 received 02.12.2024
19 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2TD
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01428/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and two rooflights in the original front roof slope
25 Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01430/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.
56 Saxonbury Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5HD
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01431/HOU
Erection of a first floor rear extension with alterations to roof of existing single storey rear extension.
10 Gloucester Crescent Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01432/FUL
Change of use from Residential (C3) to a young adult's care home (C2).
18 Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01434/FUL
Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps on flat roof
Sunbury Leisure Centre Nursery Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6LG
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01435/HOU
Erection of a first floor extension to front of property to replace balcony
9 Moorhayes Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SL
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01437/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of hip to gable extension, rear dormer with a Juliet balcony and two rooflights in the original front roof slope
269 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AZ
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01438/TCA
Trees in Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Lime (shown as Lime on submitted plan) to reduce crown by 4-5 metres and to a height of no less than 12 metres. And reduce crown spread a radial spread of at least 4 metres. 1 x Bay (shown as Bay on submitted plan) to reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reduce radial spread by 1.5 metres.
Little Ravenswell Vicarage Lane Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UE
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01439/FUL
Two detached outbuildings for car wrapping use (retrospective) with modified vehicular accessAs shown on drawing no's P2-1; P2-2; Front Elevation 2; Rear Elevation 2; Right Elevation 2; Left Elevation 2; Front Elevation 5; Rear Elevation 5; Right Elevation 5; Left Elevation 5; Floor Plans; all received 04.12.2024.
Stanwell Auto Services Limited Fordbridge Service Station Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SE
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01440/PAP
Prior Approval Notification for a change of use of second and third floor levels from offices (Class E) to 9 self contained flats (Class C3)
Charta House 30 - 38 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EP
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/01442/HOU
Roof alterations including a hip to gable conversion and a garage conversion with new side gabled roof
25 Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/01444/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness development for proposed erection of a single storey detached outbuilding at the rear.
64 Maryland Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HR
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01445/HOU
Replacement of existing pitched roof over single storey rear extension with flat roof and brick wall parapet detail (amendment to previously approved application ref 24/00707/HOU)
11 Lyndhurst Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QZ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01446/RVC
Variation to Condition 8 (approved plans), of planning permission 23/00934/FUL for the erection of two semi detached dwellings to provide amended plans incorporating amendments to the internal floor layouts and associated fenestration, including the omission of the previously approved roof windows (Velux), amendments to elevations and associated fenestration, including changes to the proposed external materials (render), and amendments to site layout.
Land At Station Road Shepperton TW17 8AU
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01447/HOU
Roof alterations including a hip to gable conversion and a garage conversion with new hipped roof
25 Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/01448/HOU
Erection of a front porch, a part single storey, part two storey side and rear extension
226 Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3NS
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01449/HOU
Erection of a single storey front porch extension, and single storey rear extension. Following removal of existing conservatory.
5 Riverway Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SJ
Received 5 Dec 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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