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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 dates12,401Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,076 approved or refused records
1,496Refused applications
8,580 approved · 1,496 refused · 368 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)24/01511/HOU
First floor side and rear extension and installation of rear facing dormer.
8 Penton Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2JY
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01512/FUL
Demolition of existing stables, tack rooms, stores and ancillary site office and erection of new single storey stables, tack rooms, stores and offices together with retained parking area on site frontage and internal parking and turning space.
Sunbury Riding School Riding Stables Beasleys Ait Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AS
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01513/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace the existing single storey rear extension along with replacing existing garage roof.
95 Gilmore Crescent Ashford TW15 2DD
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01514/FUL
Installation of a 2x CCTV camera systems mounted on 6m poles
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01515/RVC
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) relating to planning application 24/01105/FUL to increase footprint and roof design to faciltate changing the ground floor flat from a 2bed to a 3bed
12 Marlborough Road Ashford TW15 3QA
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decision19/01297/DC3
Discharge of condition 21 (Contamination Remediation Validation Report) related to planning permission 19/01297/FUL
Former Headline House Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3QH
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01517/TPO
TPO235/T002 - x1 Poplar - (Shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Crown reduction by approximately 3 metres
7 Cagney Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BJ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00580/DC1
Details pursuant to condition 6 (contamination remediaton) reserved from planning permission 24/00580/RVC.
Halliford School Russell Road Shepperton TW17 9HX
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01519/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey outbuilding in the rear garden following demolition of the existing outbuilding.
29 Warren Road Ashford TW15 1TU
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01520/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 2.8 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.6 metres (As shown on plans: 01, 02, 03, 05, RECEIVED 19.12.2024)
54 Everest Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ED
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01521/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of loft alterations that would include the installation of a rear facing dormer with 3no rooflights within the front roof slope
54 Everest Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ED
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Unknown23/00967/DC2
Discharge of Condition 5 - Materials schedule, Condition 8 - Energy Statement, Condition 9 - Desk study and Ground Report, Condition 10 - Remediation Strategy relating to planning permission 23/00967/FUL
Land Adjacent To 1 & 3 Springfield Road Ashford TW15 2LR
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)24/01523/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4 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 2.9 metresAs shown on drawing no's: 01 24 GC 01; 01 24 GC 02; 01 24 GC 03; 01 24 GC 04 received 20.12.2024 and Site Location Plan received 30.01.2025.
24 Gordon Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AR
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01524/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a temporary tent on the existing concrete standing.As shown on the site location plan and drawings 'temporary tent - elevations' and 'temporary tent - floor plans' received 20.12.2024.
Tower House Chertsey Road Shepperton TW17 9NU
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01525/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding in rear of garden
16 Lucan Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QS
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01526/FUL
Roof extensions including a hip to gable conversion and rear dormer to accommodate the subdivision of the existing dwelling into two dwellings of 1 x 2-bed and 1 x 3-bed flats, car/cycle parking, external amenity space and other associated works
96 Groveley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LB
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01527/RVC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) imposed upon planning permission 21/01801/FUL for the erection of two residential buildings comprising 47 flats, to allow the addition of secondary fire escape staircases for each building and associated internal alterations.
Sunbury Cross Ex Services Association Club Crossways Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7BG
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01528/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension, garage conversion and first floor flank window
27 Nettlefold Place Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6BD
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01529/HOU
Proposed front porch extension and alterations to garage roof
Carobesa Manor House Court Shepperton TW17 9JS
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided23/01224/DC2
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) relating to planning permission 23/01224/FUL
Beech Dale Highfield Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6DL
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01531/FUL
Erection of a part first floor/part second floor rear extension and new storey on top of the existing building and the change of use from a bank (Use Class E(c)(i)) to an office/co-working space (Use Class E(g)(i))
Lloyds TSB 73 - 75 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PP
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01532/HOU
Proposed conversion of under-croft to habitable accommodation, single storey rear extension and alterations / conversion of garage to habitable accommodation including raised flat roof.
6 Ravendale Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Refused)24/01533/FUL
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) into 5 bedroom House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 9 occupants (retrospective) As shown on location plan and plan no's EA/7/1A rec'd 23.12.2024, EA/7/2A and EA/7/2B rec'd 21.02.2025 an EA/7/CR/SP/1A rec'd 01/06/2025.
7 Caledonia Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7TD
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01534/HOU
Garage conversion to habaitable accommodation facilitated by replacing garage door with bay window and the erection of a front porch
6 Parkside Place Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QZ
Received 23 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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