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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 dates13,625Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,085 approved or refused records
1,651Refused applications
9,434 approved · 1,651 refused · 412 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00174/DC1
Discharge of condition 10 i) - Preliminary Risk Assessment: Desk Study relating to 25/00174/FUL
Osmanstead Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00803/FUL
Upward extension of two floors to provide 6 flats including terracing and 6 flank windows in the existing building and ventilation and extraction equipment
19 - 23 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QY
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00804/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 3.6 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves (following demolition of an existing single storey rear extension and garage) (as shown within the plans no. Sheet no. 02, Sheet no. 05, Location Plan, Sheet no. 03, Sheet no. 04 and Sheet no. 01 Received on 19.06.2025).
17 Britannia Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HJ
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00805/FUL
Roof alterations and extensions including front and rear hip to gable extensions, extension over existing side extension, and extending the roof to the rear, with the insertion of 1 no. front facing dormer and 1 no. rear facing dormer, to create habitable roof space. Changes to fenestration and extension of dropped kerb. All to facilitate the conversion of a C3 dwellinghouse into a 10 person HMO (Sui-Generis) with associated parking and amenities.
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00806/RVC
Variation to Condition 3 (Approved Plans) relating to planning permission 24/01542/FUL for 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. Changes to single storey side extension to reduce set in from boundary. (retrospective)
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00807/HOU
Erection of a single storey front extension
52 Gaston Way Shepperton TW17 8EX
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided22/01584/DC1
Discharge of condition 13 - Drainage Verification Report pursuant to planning applicaiton ref 22/01584/RVC
Works Langley Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EJ
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00809/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding for gym, sauna and storage (following demolition of existing shed)
9 Roper Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BA
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00810/HOU
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
52 Hadrian Way Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HS
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00174/DC2
Discharge of condition 12 (Energy Statement, Summary of Input Data, EPC) relating to planning permission 25/00174/FUL
Osmanstead Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00812/HOU
Erection of a two-storey side extension following removal of garage. Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Alterations to porch roof. Raising roof ridge height, insertion of 1 no. rear facing dormer, and installation of 2 no. rooflights on front roof slope to create habitable space in loft.
9 Bramwell Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PU
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided24/00790/DC2
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of Planning Approval 24/00790/FUL
Station Yard Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3DT
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00814/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height and eaves height of 2.87 metres. Following removal of existing conservatory and extension. (As shown on plans PN-301KR-01, PN-301KR-02 and PN-301KR-03)
301 Kingston Road Ashford TW15 3SJ
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00815/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof alteration and rear facing dormer, installation of new side window and 2 no. front roof lights. (As shown on location plan and plan no's LR_25_19OLDCHARLTONROAD_01, and _02 rec'd 23.05.2025).
19 Old Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 8AX
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Withdrawn25/00816/HOU
Erection of hip to gable roof alteration and rear facing dormer, installation of new side window and 2 no.front roof lights.
19 Old Charlton Road Shepperton TW17 8AX
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00817/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development for a hip to gable conversion and a rear dormer and 4 rooflights in the original roof slope
64 Templedene Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1LW
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00818/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear infill extension.
1 Bryan Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7UA
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00851/RVC
Variation of the plan number condition 11, of planning application ref 24/00398/FUL for the erection of new dwellings to allow the substitution of plans, to show the removal of two parking spaces at the front of the new dwellings and relocate them to the rear of the site, revise the layout of the front gardens/boundary walls and add small entrance porches to No.8 & 8A.
10 Squires Road Shepperton TW17 0LQ
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00822/HOU
Erection of part two storey part single storey side and rear extensions and roof extension including increase in ridge height and installation of rear and side facing dormers. Land lowering to allow recessed single storey extension and new boundary fence along northern boundary. Demolition of outbuildings in garden.
97 Village Way Ashford TW15 2JY
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00823/HOU
Proposed roof alterations that would include rear extension to the roof and new roof lights.
22 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00825/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development for hip to gable and rear dormer with 3 velux on the front roof slope.
1 Bryan Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7UA
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00826/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension, part first storey rear extension, and first floor side extension. Following removal of existing conservatory.
41 Park Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PB
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00827/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear wraparound extension, with further extension into the rear garden to replace existing garage footprint. Insertion of 1 no. roof lantern. Existing garage to be removed.
108 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6BB
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00828/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.15 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.46 metres and a height of 2.42 metres to the eaves (E01-E07; P01-P07 and Location Plan received 26.06.2025)
13 Preston Road Shepperton TW17 0BD
Received 26 Jun 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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