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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 dates13,743Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,184 approved or refused records
1,666Refused applications
9,518 approved · 1,666 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Refused)25/00966/HOU
Proposed loft conversion facilitated by the erection of 1 no. rear facing dormer with juliet balcony and 3 no. rooflights on front roof slope.
17 Chestnut Manor Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AG
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Withdrawn25/00967/FUL
Secondary Borough planning application for the proposed reconstruction of a Heritage Narrow Gauge Railway (Hampton Kempton Waterworks Railway) from existing track at Kempton Waterworks to a terminus station Hydes Field (main planning application within London Borough of Hounslow-their planning ref. no. P/2025/1087).
Hampton Kempton Waterworks Railway Snakey Lane Hanworth Feltham TW13 6XH
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00968/HOU
Single storey front extension with additional window. Part single part two storey rear extension following removal of existing rear dormer and ground floor extension.
78 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EX
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00970/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.55 metres and eaves height of 2.14 metres. Following removal of existing conservatory. (As shown on plans 14/25/06, 14/25/04, 14/25/05, 14/25/03, 14/25/02, 14/25/01)
47 Stainash Crescent Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AZ
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00971/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include a hip to gable extension, a rear roof dormer and a rooflight within the original front roof slope
14 Redleaves Avenue Ashford TW15 1LD
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided22/01623/DC1
Discharge of condition 3 materials (external wall finish - Wienerberger Peak Bordeaux Blend Cladding, Roof - Mansard - Kingspan Quadcore - Anthracite, Roof - Flat - 3 layer bitumen) relating to planning permission 22/01623/PDNF
Elizabeth House 56 - 60 London Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4HB
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00978/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development of a single storey side extension
10 Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3ER
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00979/HOU
Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation with increase in roof height, single storey rear extension and new front porch.
21 Oakington Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5NR
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/00980/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.4 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves (As shown on Location Plan; Block Plan; 24/EA/01; 24/EA/02; 24/EA/03 received 04.08.2025)
24 Elsinore Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7SX
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00981/FUL
Proposed erection of a bungalow in rear garden of 19 Chertsey Road (As shown on plan no's E00, E01, E02, P01, P02, P03, P04, P05, P06, P07, P08, P09, P10 rec'd 06.11.2025).
19 Chertsey Road Ashford TW15 1SP
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00982/TPO
TPO0185/STA/G005 - 1 x Atlas Cedar (shown as cedar on plan) to tip prune branches back to give a vertical clearance of up to 1 metre from the house wall of 18 Deerbrook, Springfield Road.
32 Gables Avenue Ashford TW15 2TA
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00984/HOU
Creation of a dropped kerb to facilitate vehicular access.
91 Ashford Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1RX
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/00985/HOU
Erection of a first floor side extension.
135A Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AB
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00986/HOU
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
91 Gresham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2FB
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00988/TPO
Amended Description - TPO235/T007 - 1 x Oak (shown on plan at TPO235/10/7) to reduce length of lateral branches to leave tree with radial spread of no less than 4 metres, crown thin by 20% and lift crown over school access road to give a clearance of up to 4 metres from ground level.
53 Roper Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5BA
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00990/HOU
Proposed hip to gable roof extensions, raised ridge, front rooflights and rear flat roof dormers
29 Lindsay Drive Shepperton TW17 8JU
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/00992/HOU
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension and the conversion of the garage to a store room
22 Knightsbridge Crescent Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QR
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decided21/01547/DC9
Re-discharge of condition 13 (details of the north backlot management plan) relating to planning permission 21/01547/FUL - 21/01547/DC9
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01004/RVC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) imposed upon planning permission 25/00246/FUL for the erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and outbuilding, to enable the rear extension to be constructed further out towards the rear service road, the additional projection amounting to 800mm and increase in height to 3.6 metres, and alterations to the rear openings
J C Glass 11 Woodlands Parade Ashford TW15 1QD
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01005/RVC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) relating to planning application 24/01540/FUL for the erection of single storey rear extensions to existing shop premises (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension) with associated conversion of double fronted shop units into 2 no retail units to allow for the depth and height of the rear extensions to be increased.
Tom Harris DIY Supplies 9 - 10 Woodlands Parade Ashford TW15 1QD
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01006/FUL
Amended description:- Change of use from a 6 bed C4 HMO to a 7 bed House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) (Sui Generis) for 8 occupants.
45 Ashford Road Ashford TW15 1UE
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/01009/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 8 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3 metres and eaves height of 2.4 metres. Following removal of existing conservatory and detached garage. (As shown on plans 129/LON/01)
129 Long Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AL
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01010/HOU
Erection of part two-storey, part single storey rear extension and rear facing dormer (as shown on plan no's EX L003, P001, P002, P003, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 and PR L002, P001, P002, P003, P004 E001, E002, E003, E004, PR S001, PR S002 rec'd 12/08/2025).
12 Dudley Road Ashford TW15 2LF
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01011/FUL
Relocation of the London Stone from the old Spelthorne Museum to the new Staines Library Hub
Staines-upon-Thames Library Hub MSU 2 The Elmsleigh Centre Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QF
Received 13 Aug 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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