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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 dates14,549Searchable applications
215Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,884 approved or refused records
1,769Refused applications
10,115 approved · 1,769 refused · 451 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/01537/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a rear hip-to-gable extension, and the erection of 2 no. flank dormers. 1 no. new first floor rear facing window.
64 Kenilworth Road Ashford TW15 3EW
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided23/00070/DC10
Discharge of condition 4 (details of site wide landscaping) relating to planning permission 23/00070/FUL (Appeal Ref APP/Z3635/W/24/3343497).
Land Adjacent To Hazelwood Hazelwood Drive Sunbury-on-Thames
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01539/HOU
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
1 Virginia Close Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UD
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01540/HOU
Part-retrospective permission for the erection of a conservatory, alterations to front porch, and changes to fenestration and rear juliet balconies.
177 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EH
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01541/HOU
Erection of 1 no. rear facing dormer, to facilitate loft conversion into habitable space.
62 Bryony Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RH
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01542/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of an outbuilding for use as a combined gym and store, following the removal of the existing garage.
22 Junction Road Ashford TW15 1NQ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01543/FUL
External alterations including creation of new window openings to side (east and west) and rear (south) facades at 1st floor, installation of external doors to side (east) elevation, and roof lights, together with replacement of existing windows
131 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PD
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01544/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
25 Southfields Avenue Ashford TW15 1LB
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01545/RVC
Removal of conditions 4 and 5 (contamination) relating to planning permission 25/00850/FUL for 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 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01546/TPO
TPO 030 SUN - T113 - (Shown as T1 on plan) Horse chestnut - Crown reduce to old points of reduction by removing 2m from the height and 3m from the width and tree will stand at 15m tall with a width of 10m.
36 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5ES
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01547/TCA
Trees in Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Yew hedge (shown as T2 on plan) to reduce back to boundary. 1 x Maple (shown as T1 on plan) to fell.
11 Moorhayes Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SL
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01548/HOU
Proposed extension and alterations to the boundary wall, including the addition of a new entrance gate. Relocation of vehicular access onto Park Road, with associated vehicular crossover.
145 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AD
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01549/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden for use as a combined gym and store.
145 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AD
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/01550/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension. (As shown on location plan and plan no's 33PR/PD/001, 002, 003 and 004 rec'd 30.01.2025).
33 Park Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PB
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided (Refused)26/00001/FUL
Change of use from C3 to C4 4 Bed - 6 Person HMO
10 Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3ER
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00002/HOU
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, replacement of roof on existing outbuilding and installation of toilet/shower for proposed gym use.
41 Cranford Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AH
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00003/HOU
Proposed single storey pitched roof rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Convert existing integral garage into annexe
6 Tudor Road Ashford TW15 1QW
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00004/FUL
Conversion of existing dwelling into 6-bedroom HMO with new first floor extension and construction of three new residential dwellings with associated parking, refuse and amenity space and demolition of existing garages.
12 Park Road Ashford TW15 1EY
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00005/TPO
TPO156 - T12 Cedar - T1 Cedar, reduce overlong crown branches to leave a tree with a radial spread of no less than 5 metres
3 Elmsway Ashford TW15 2SH
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00008/TCA
Tree in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Willow (shown as T1 on plan) to fell.
Northolt Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AG
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00009/HOU
Proposed conservatory with tiled roof, following demolition of existing conservatory.
31 Scotts Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7HY
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00010/HOU
Erection of a first floor side/rear extension and installation of one rooflight on the rear roof slope
8 Chattern Hill Ashford TW15 1BU
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00011/RVC
Removal of Condition 4 (restricts the use of the extended property to Use Class C3 only) relating to planning application 25/01088/HOU
35 Park Road Ashford TW15 1EX
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00012/TPO
TPO027STAT086 - 1 x Beech (shown as T1 on plan) to reduce tree by 4-5m and reshape. TPO027STAT087 - 1 x Pine (shown as T2 on plan) to remove deadwood and thin by 15%.
The Thatched Cottage Abbey Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SR
Received 6 Jan 2026
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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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