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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 dates13,386Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,885 approved or refused records
1,616Refused applications
9,269 approved · 1,616 refused · 399 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)25/00622/HOU
Erection of a single storey side/front extension
13 Almond Close Shepperton TW17 0SB
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00623/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed relocation of existing entrance door to side extension.
299 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LT
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00624/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 8.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 2.87 metres and a height of 2.87 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: EX-L003 received 06.05.2025 and PR-L002 rev A received 07.05.2025)
13 Meadow Road Ashford TW15 1PL
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00625/FUL
Amended description: - Subdivision of plot and proposed roof extension that would include hip to gable and the installation of a rear facing dormer with 2 no. roof lights within the front roof slope. Proposed erection of a single storey side and part two storey part single storey rear extensions to allow conversion of existing dwelling house into two residential flats with associated parking and amenity space (following demolition of existing garage) (partially retrospective).
66 Gordon Road Ashford TW15 3EU
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00626/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding with solar panels in the rear garden.
202 Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1PE
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00629/FUL
Erection of a 3 bedroom detached dwelling
Ryemead House Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PR
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00630/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with raised roof over.
35 Stratton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6PH
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00631/FUL
Proposed roof extension with ridge height increase and 2 no. side-facing dormers to allow conversion of the existing dwelling house into two residential flats with associated parking and amenity space. Conversion of existing garage to gym/home office.
299 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LT
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00632/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house a maximum height of 3 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres. (as shown on plan no's EX L003, P001, P002, P003, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 and PR-L002, P001, P002, P003, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 rec'd 07.05.2025).
271 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 1RT
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided25/00633/CPD
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a loft conversion with two side dormers and one rear dormer
13 Meadow Road Ashford TW15 1PL
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided25/00634/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development for a loft conversion with side dormer
46 Wood Road Shepperton TW17 0DX
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00635/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house a maximum height of 3 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres. (As shown on plan no's EX L003, P001, P002, P003, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 and amended plans PR L002 A, 3D02 A, 3D03 A, 3D04 A, P001 A, P002 A, P003 A, P004A, E001A, E002A, E003A, E004A S001A and S002A all rec'd 17.06.2025)
271 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 1RT
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00636/FUL
Amended description:- Subdivision of plot and erection of a part two storey part single storey rear extension along with proposed roof extension that would include hip to gable and the installation of a rear facing dormer with 2 no. roof lights within the front roof slope to allow conversion of existing dwelling house into two residential units with associated parking and amenity space (following demolition of existing garage) (partially retrospective).
66 Gordon Road Ashford TW15 3EU
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00638/FUL
Installation of 2 no. electric vehicle charging units serving 4 no. marked spaces, with associated feeder pillar and barriers.
Parking To The Front Of 54 - 80 Denman Drive Ashford TW15 2AS
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00639/FUL
Proposed roof extension with rear facing dormer and 1 no. roof light. Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to allow conversion of the existing dwellinghouse into two residential flats with associated parking and amenity space. (As shown on ameneded plan no's L003, P001, P002, P003, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 rec'd 12.08.2025 and plan no's L003, P001, P002, P003, E001, E002, E003, E004, L002, L001, S001, S002 rec'd 12.08.2025.
505 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 2AB
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00641/HOU
AMENDED DESCRIPTION: Erection of a single storey front/side infill extension and single storey rear extension with new roof over an existing and proposed side and rear elements
46 Wood Road Shepperton TW17 0DX
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided23/01343/DC1
Discharge of conditions 2 (materials), 6 (boundary treatment), 11 (landscaping), 12 (balustrade), 13 (piling), 17 (surface water drainage), relating to planning permission 23/01343/RVC
524-538 London Road Ashford TW15 3AE
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00642/RVC
Amended description:- Variation to condition 2 (revised plans), condition 7 (soft and hard landscape) and condition 18 (car parking management plan) imposed upon planning permission 20/01486/FUL for the construction of a new leisure centre, to allow revised parking arrangements, amended location of EV charging points and other associated works to the car park.
Spelthorne Leisure Centre Knowle Green Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AJ
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00643/TPO
TPO014STA/T007 - 1 x Willow (shown as T2 on plan) to reduce back to existing pollard points. TPO014STA/T008 - 1 x Hawthorn (shown as T1 on plan) to reduce by 1-1.5 metres.
1 The Ryde Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SL
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/00644/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by the insertion of 1 no. rear dormer.
20 Townsend Road Ashford TW15 3PS
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/00645/TPO
TPO030SUN - T158 - Horse Chestnut - 15% crown thinning and removal of epicormic growth on trunk, leading up to crown.
122 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EA
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00646/RVC
Variation of condition 1 (plans) of planning permission 23/01343/RVC [which in turn varied conditions 2 (plans), 4 (contaminated land), 6 (energy), 10 (refuse), 16 (Highways Access Works), 18 (Construction Transport Management Plan) and removed condition 1 (Commencement), 15 (Access/Egress) and 17 (Closure of existing access to Kenilworth Road)] of planning permission 17/00640/FUL for the erection of a building to provide 58 flats to allow for an in part change in the material from brick to render.
524-538 London Road Ashford TW15 3AE
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided25/00647/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a conversion of integral garage into habitable accommodation facilitated with the replacement of existing garage door with a new window opening.
19 Gables Avenue Ashford TW15 2TA
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided24/01539/DC1
Discharge of Condition 3 (External materials) and Condition 4 (Energy statement) relating to planning permission 24/01539/DC1
16 - 18 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EE
Received 13 May 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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