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Spelthorne planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Spelthorne Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Spelthorne website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates15,721Searchable applications
223Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 12,921 approved or refused records
1,916Refused applications
11,005 approved · 1,916 refused · 498 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01470/DC1
Details pursunt to condition 3, (means of enclosure) condition 4, (landscaping) condition 5, (materials) condition 8, (renewable energy) condition 10 (contamination) and condition 11 (contamination remediation) reserved from planning permission 23/01470/FUL.
13 Thetford Road Ashford TW15 3BW
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00081/ADV
Advertisement consent for non-illuminated fascia sign (as shown on location plan and 23938 (2) rec'd 28.01.2026, 106_PL_004 C and building signage rec'd 26.03.2026 and site layout rec'd 01.04.2026).
Strata 1 Bridge Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4TP
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00083/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, connecting to existing rear extension. Associated alterations to roof of existing rear extension.
92 Vicarage Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7QT
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00085/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed dormer window to the side, window in front and rear elevation
7 Townsend Road Ashford TW15 3PR
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00086/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) as a residential home for up to 2 no. young people.
8 Cumberland Road Ashford TW15 3BX
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00087/HOU
Amended Description: Erection of a replacement outbuilding (following demolition existing garage)
75 Glenfield Road Ashford TW15 1JE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00088/TCA
Trees in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 2 x Ash (shown as G1 on plan) to remove all deadwood. 1 x Cherry (shown as G7 on plan) to fell to ground level. 1 x Sycamore (shown as T2 on plan) to cut back from street light by 1 metre. 1 x Sycamore (shown as G5 on plan) to remove dead branch and remove all deadwood. 1 x Laburnu, (shown as T28 on plan) to fell ot ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (shown as T53 on plan) to monolith tree by 10 metres, leaving it at 8 metre in height. 1 x Maple (shown as T49 on plan) to remove dead stub and long dead branches from centre of crown. 1 x False Acacia (shown as T50 on plan) to remove lowest four branches. 1 x Rowan (shown as T41 on plan) to fell to ground level. 1 x Sycamore (shown as T59 on plan) to reduce by 4 metres leaving tree at 10 metres in height. 1 x Sycamore (shown as T60 on plan) to reduce by 4 metres leaving tree 10 metres in height. 1 x Yew (shown as T116 on plan) to lift over road to 4.5 metres from ground level and cut back 1.5 metres from road.
Sunbury Court Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PL
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00089/TCA
Tree in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Lime (shown as T72 on plan) to monolith by 7 metres, leaving the tree 5 metres in height.
Sunbury Court Recreation Centre 27 Harfield Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PT
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00092/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a hip to gable extension and insertion of a rear facing dormer with juliet balcony. Insertion of 4 no. rooflights on front roof slope. Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
52 Berryscroft Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NB
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00093/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension. With associated roof alterations to existing rear and side extensions. Changes to fenestration on front elevation.
52 Berryscroft Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NB
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided22/00591/DC14
Discharge of condition 14 (verification of sustainable drainage) relating to planning permission 22/00591/FUL
Renshaw Estate 28 Mill Mead Staines-upon-Thames
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00095/HOU
Proposed outbuilding, bin store, pergola and boundary wall (with railings and gates)
33 Shepperton Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00096/CLD
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of the dwelling as 7 bed HMO, for rental since July 2011As shown on the site location plan received 02.02.2026.
33 Dane Road Ashford TW15 1QJ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00097/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion including of installation of a rear dormer, 2 roof lights on front roof. Proposed erection of a single storey front porch and erection of a single storey rear outbuilding.
36 Kenton Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00098/FUL
Installation of BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Opposite 77 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00099/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.As shown on drawing no's STH-001; 001 Existing Site Plan; 002 Proposed Site Plan; 003 Existing Street Elevation and 004 Propsoed Street Elevation received 02.02.2026.
Footpath Opposite 77 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00100/HOU
Proposed rear dormer loft conversion to include a hip to gable roof alteration and an increase in ridge height
23 Queens Walk Ashford TW15 3JG
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00101/TPO
TP098/82-T2 (London Plane) - Reduce crown height by 6-7m and reduce rest of canopy approx 4-5 m and reshape as necessary Reduce crown density by 30 % to allow more light into garden and property. Reduce pendulous growth.
Willow Creek Mill Creek Court Chertsey Road Shepperton TW17 9LA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00102/EIASE
EIA screening for proposed installation of an approximately 12km new clean water pipeline spanning from Egham to Iver Water Treatment Works
Water Treatment Works Stanwell Moor Road Stanwell
Received 31 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00103/TPO
TPO084 - T001 - Horse Chestnut (T01 on plan) - Crown reduction to 11m height and 4m spread on north and west sides; Crown thinning by 30%; removal of epicormic growths (infected by fungus, drayd's saddle, cerioporus squamosus) - T012 - Cedar of Lebanon (T12 on plan) - Crown reduction to 13 Metres in height and spread of lever branches to 10 metres from the trunk; Crown thinning by 30%; thinning of a dyding limb; Removal of a dying limb on east side (infected by fungus Dyer's Mazegill, Phaeleous Schweinitii)
Laleham Abbey Abbey Drive Laleham
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00104/HOU
Construction of a raised roof to accommodate a first-floor loft conversion with side facing dormers and skylights. Re-build of existing single storey side extension using existing slab and foundations.
24 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00105/CPD
The erection of a single storey timber outdoor classroom with associated external access ramp and a small terrace to be used for school activities. As shown on darwing no's: P26027-BA-A1-ZZ-DR-A-2000; P26027-BA-A1-ZZ-DR-A-2001; P26027-BA-A1-ZZ-DR-A-2002; P26027-BA-A1-ZZ-DR-A-2003; P26027-BA-A1-ZZ-DR-A-2004 received 03.02.2026.
Our Lady Of The Rosary School Park Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided22/00591/DC15
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Section 278 Agreement) reserved from planning permission 22/00591/FUL.
Renshaw Estate 28 Mill Mead Staines-upon-Thames
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00110/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden for use as a games room and store.
55 Kingsway Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7QF
Received 4 Feb 2026
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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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