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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 dates13,666Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,120 approved or refused records
1,657Refused applications
9,463 approved · 1,657 refused · 413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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)25/00829/HOU
Erection of single storey front extension and addition of 3 no. roof lights, conversion of grange to habitable accommodation . Erection of Conservatory extension to the rear of the property and alterations to fenestration.
33 St Olaves Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LH
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00832/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of 1 no. rear facing dormer with juliet balcony and 3 no. rooflights on front roof slope to facilitate loft conversion.
17 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2TD
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00833/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding (garden room/office) in rear garden
33 Ruskin Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PX
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00835/TCA
Amended description:-Tree in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 no. Yew (as shown on received map) thin the crown by 20% and reduce crown to near previous reduction points leaving a tree with a radial spread of no less than 3 metres.
70 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AF
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Withdrawn25/00836/TCA
Tree in Manygate Lane Conservation Area - 1 x Horse Chestnut (shown as horse chestnut on map) to fell.
97 Manygate Lane Shepperton TW17 9EP
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00837/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness application for the existing single storey side extension to the original house having been constructed in the year 2019 and thereafter retained for a period in excess of 4 years.As shown on drawing no's: PD-46HR-01 and PD-46HR-02 received 27.06.2025.
46 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AJ
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00838/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with 3 side dormers, 3 Velux rooflights on the existing side roof slopes, 2 windows on the rear facing wall of the property.
15 Dorset Road Ashford TW15 3BZ
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00839/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 5 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 3 metres following demolition of existing side/rear extension (As shown on plans: 2527-205, 2527-215 REV A, 2527-201, 2527-211 REV A, 2527-200, 2527-220 REV A, received 09.07.2025).
24 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00840/TCA
Trees in the Laleham Conservation Area- 1 x Lelandii (shown on the received plan as T1)-to fell- 1 x Yew (shown on the received plan as T2)-crown reduction to 95% (1 x Lawson Cypress shown on the received plan as T3 is not part of this proposal).
The Boreen Condor Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UG
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00841/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof alteration, rear facing dormer and 3 roof lights in front of roof (as shown on plan no's A01 and A02 rec'd 30.06.2025).
47 Pavilion Gardens Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1LS
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00842/HOU
Amended description:- Erection of a part two storey side/rear and part first floor rear extension and erection of a single storey front porch. Proposed roof alterations to include the installation of rooflights to the front and rear elevations to provide additional habitable space.
4 Ashford Close Ashford TW15 3JU
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00850/FUL
Conversion of dwelling into 1x2 bedroom self-contained flat and 1x1 bedroom self-contained flat with associated parking spaces following removal of conservatory
136 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AY
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00852/CLD
Certificate of Lawful development for existing use of outbuilding to the rear of 138 Feltham Road as a self-contained dwelling (2 bedroom).
138 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AD
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00853/HOU
Erection of a single story rear extension and a loft conversion with two flat roof dormers and hip to gable conversion to the rear wall and Juliet balcony
18 Squires Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 0LB
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00854/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house a maximum height of 3.130 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres. (As shown on location plan rec'd 30.06.2025 and plan no's PL-003, SP-001A, PL-100C, PL-200C, PL001A, PL-002 rec'd 28.08.25 and PL-101B rec'd 29.08.2025).
37 Gordon Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AP
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00855/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of loft alterations that would include the installation of a rear facing dormer
245 Upper Halliford Road Shepperton TW17 8ST
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00856/HOU
Proposed single storey side extensions and part single storey & part two storey rear / side double storey extension, front open porch & alterations to fenestration.As shown on darwing no's: SP/677/01; SP/677/02; SP/677/03; SP/677/04; SP/677/05; SP/677/LP1; SP/677/SP1 received 01.07.2025.
14 Furzewood Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6SJ
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided20/00559/DC2
Discharge of Condition 4 - landscaping and Condition 5 refuse storage pursuant to Planning application no, 20/00559/FUL
96 - 98 High Street Shepperton TW17 9BB
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00861/RVC
Variation of condition 2 (plans) relating to 24/00441/FUL for the demolition of the existing bungalow and erection of a replacement bungalow with accommodation in the roof to allow for additional rooflight to the northern roof slope and a reduction in the eaves overhang to gutters
4 Sandhills Meadow Shepperton TW17 9HY
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00863/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear infill extension, a first floor rear extension above exsiting rear kitchen extension with 2 no. flank dormers, and insertion of 1 no. rear facing dormer on original roof. Following removal of existing rear dormer and conservatory.
58 Briar Road Shepperton TW17 0HY
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00864/TPO
TPO052/76-T024 (shown on the received plan as NT1)- Sycamore-Prune away from the building by 1.5m to allow 1.5m of clearance. Finished radial spread of 1m- T057 (shown as T6 on the received plan)- English Maple- to fell, stump to remain- T017 (shown as T10 on the received plan)- Sycamore- remove Limb overhanging garage roof.
St Catherines Court Rosefield Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NH
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00865/FUL
Internal alterations to facilitate change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to house of multiple occupancy (HMO - use class Sui Generis) for 7 occupants (As shown on plans: EX - L003; EX - P001; EX - P002; EX - P004; EX - E001; EX - E002; EX - E003; EX - E004; EX - S001; EX - S002 received 02.07.2025 and PR- L003; rev A; PR- L002 rev A; PR- P001 rev A; PR- P002 rev A; PR- P004 rev A; PR- E001 rev A; PR- E002 rev A; PR- E003 rev A; PR- E004 rev A; PR- S001 rev A; PR- S002 rev A received 19.08.2025)
25 Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00866/FUL
The erection of an additional storey and rear extension to create 14 total residential units (including the re-configuration of 6 existing units) and internal alterations to Unit C on the ground floor.
29-35 High Street Shepperton TW17 9AB
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00867/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include hip to gable extension, the installation of a rear facing dormer and 1 no. roof light within the front roof slope.
192 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AS
Received 3 Jul 2025
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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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