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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 dates12,432Searchable applications
216Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,104 approved or refused records
1,500Refused applications
8,604 approved · 1,500 refused · 368 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00929/DC1
Discharge of condition 7 (Flooding - finished floor levels) relating to planning permission 24/00929/PAP
Compass Point 79 - 87 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1DY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01536/HOU
Garage conversion to form a habitable room facilitated by the replacement of the garage door with a window
33 Aspen Gardens Ashford TW15 1ED
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01537/CLD
Continued use of property as two separate self-contained dwellings (Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Development).
11A And 11B Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01538/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to the rear of existing shop premises.
Boots 3 Woodlands Parade Ashford TW15 1QD
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01539/FUL
Erection of 3rd floor on top of the existing 3 storey building to accommodate 2 no. flats along with the installation of an extraction flue for the ground floor use.
Bensons For Beds 16 - 18 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EE
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01540/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extensions to existing shop premises (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension) with associated conversion of double fronted shop units into 2 no retail units.
Tom Harris DIY Supplies 9 - 10 Woodlands Parade Ashford TW15 1QD
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01541/FUL
Proposed battery energy storage development, including new access, drainage, landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Land To East Of Long Lane Stanwell Surrey
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01542/FUL
Roof alterations and extensions to create habitable roof space, with insertion of 1 no. front facing dormer and 1 no. rear facing dormer, erection of single storey side extension and a single storey rear extension. Changes to fenestration and extension of dropped kerb. All 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.
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01543/HOU
Removal of existing storm porch and replacement with enclosed porch at front of house
36 Parkland Grove Ashford TW15 2JR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01544/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed Development of a hip to gable conversion and rear dormer and two rooflights in the original front roof slope
27 School Road Ashford TW15 2BT
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01545/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of an outbuilding to rear of property for use as a gym and garden store.
59 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HX
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01546/AMD
Amendments to Car Park 11 in south-east corner of site to define extent of area subject to unit base management plan.Amendments to Proposed Site Plan 3673-FBA-XX-ZZ-DR-A-900001 Rev C08 approved under non-material amendment 20/01505/AMD3 in December 2023.
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01547/FUL
Extension to the existing kitchen extractor duct to the roof of the building
12 Clarence Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SP
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01548/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 8 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.050 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.950 metres. (As shown on: P101, P201, RECEIVED 24.12.2024)
9 Smallholdings Clockhouse Lane Ashford TW15 2HB
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01549/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed outbuilding (as shown on plan no's SD02-04 B)
2 Silverdale Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HD
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01550/HOU
Proposed part two storey part first floor rear, side and front extensions
2 Silverdale Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HD
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)24/01552/PAP
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of two new stories on top of the existing building to provide 2 x 1 bedroom apartments and 3 x 2 bedroom apartments.
Halls Fuels Aspen House 34 - 40 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HD
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01553/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed installation of a toilet within the existing outbuilding.
184 Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3LQ
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/01554/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by hip to gable extension and rear dormer. Insertion of 2 no. rooflights in front roof slope and 1 no. flank window in loft.
26 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HH
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Unknown23/00602/DC1
Discharge of conditions relating to planning permission 23/00602/FUL Conditions 4 Electric Vehicle Charging Point Details, 8 Contamination, 9 Contamination, 10 Demolition Method Statement, 11 Boundary Materials, 12 Materials, 13 Refuse location, 16 Renewable report
77 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EA
Received 31 Dec 2024 - Decided (Approved)25/00001/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (following the demolition of an existing conservatory)
21 Genesis Close Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7BE
Received 1 Jan 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00002/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 3.55 metres and a height of 2.82 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: AH 731 01; 02; 03; 04; 05 and Location Plan received 02.01.2025)
51 Marlborough Road Ashford TW15 3PZ
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00003/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding in rear garden for use as granny annexe, following removal of existing shed.
9 Hughes Road Ashford TW15 1RF
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00004/HOU
Erection of a part single storey, part two storey side and rear extension and a front extension following demolition of existing conservatory
33 Green Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7NX
Received 2 Jan 2025
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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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