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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 dates14,153Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,534 approved or refused records
1,720Refused applications
9,814 approved · 1,720 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided (Approved)25/01320/HOU
Vehicle crossover with a hardstanding front driveway
20 Brightside Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01321/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
7 Claremont Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LX
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01322/HOU
Alteration to rear elevation with changes to fenestration. Proposed alteration to front driveway with enlarged crossover.
18 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01325/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5.3 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.0 metres and a height of 3.0 metres to the eaves. (as shown on plan no's 37CR/P100 rec'd 03.11.2025).
37 Chertsey Road Ashford TW15 1SR
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01326/HOU
Proposed new roof extending over existing single storey rear extension with 3 no eastern facing roof lights, 2 no. western facing and 1 no. front facing roof light. Increase in height of roof over existing single storey front gable.
70 Kingsway Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7QE
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01328/FUL
The erection of a two storey side and part two storey part single storey rear extension to an existing ground floor commercial unit and first floor residential flat, furthermore a new kitchen extract and fresh air system with the ductwork terminating 1 meter above eaves.
Loon Hing 125 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AB
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Withdrawn25/01329/CPD
Increasing the height of the existing lean-to roof attached to the garage and fenestration alterations
102 Edgell Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EL
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01330/TPO
TPO183/97 - T6 (T14 on plan) - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Remove as close to trees current ground level as possible, leaving the stump in the ground (Dead tree)
Duncroft Manor Vicarage Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XX
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01331/ADV
Erection of illuminated fascia signage to northern elevation of Stage 2 at Shepperton Studios South (As shown on plans: 3673-fba-xx-zz-dr-a-010 P01; 3673FBA106XXDRA0016551 Z01 received 04.11.2025)
Stage 2 Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01332/FUL
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration.
142B Chesterfield Road Ashford TW15 3PD
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01333/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of erection of a single storey porch on the northern side of property.
29 Warren Road Ashford TW15 1TU
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01334/HOU
Proposed loft conversion facilitated by the erection of 1 no. rear facing dormer with one rooflight on the rear roof slope, and the installation of 4 no. rooflights on front roof slope.
17 Chestnut Manor Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AG
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00363/DC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 6 (CEMP) and 9 (acoustic fencing) relating to application 25/00363/FUL (Demolition of a self storage warehouse and construction of a petrol filling station, including installation of an acoustic fence, landscaping and associated works)
Self Storage House 8 Hanworth Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LN
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01336/TCA
Trees in Laleham Conservation Area, 1 x Conifer shown as T1 on plan - reduce one conifer tree by approx 7-8m and trim sides
10 Ferry Lane Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SW
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01337/FUL
Proposed retractable canopy and shutters to the front of the shops, proposal of the front door to shop no. 18 and external pavement sitting
16 - 18 Church Road Ashford TW15 2UY
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01338/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear infill extension and removal of existing chimney
7 Richmond Drive Shepperton TW17 9EB
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01339/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development for proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and the erection of a single storey detached outbuilding at the rear (following partial demolition of existing single storey side/rear element towards the rear).
17 Templedene Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1LH
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Withdrawn25/01340/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.09 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves.
69 Gordon Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AP
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01341/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 with rear facing Juliet Balcony and 2 no. roof light within the front roof slope.
69 Gordon Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AP
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01342/RVC
Variation to conditions 2 (approved plans), 7 (landscape), 15 (car parking arrangement) and 16 (pedestrian facilities) imposed upon planning permission 24/00411/FUL for the construction of a replacement apartment complex comprising 9 no. apartments, to allow amended position of building on plot along with alterations to the parking and access arrangements, landscape and other associated works.
Staines Ex Servicemens Club 6 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DX
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01343/FUL
The addition of a new floor (Building B)As shown on drawing no's E00; E01; E02; E03: E04; P01; P02; P03 received 07.11.2025
Ian Allan Group Terminal House (Building B) Station Approach Shepperton TW17 8AS
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01348/HOU
Erection of vertical extension to add first floor.
2 Ashford Crescent Ashford TW15 3ED
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided22/00591/AMD5
Non-material amendment relating to conditions 18 (EV charging), 21 (cycle spaces) and 22 (parking spaces) of planning permission 22/00591/FUL to address a phased release.
Renshaw Estate 28 Mill Mead Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4UQ
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01352/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension and rear facing dormer window at second floor
48 Roper Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BA
Received 10 Nov 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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