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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates13,779Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,211 approved or refused records
1,667Refused applications
9,544 approved · 1,667 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)25/01013/HOU
Retrospective application for the erection of a part two storey part single storey rear extension along with roof alterations to include hip to gable extension, the installation of a rear facing dormer and 2 no. roof lights within the front roof slope.
66 Gordon Road Ashford TW15 3EU
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01014/HOU
Erection of first floor extension over existing rear ground floor extensionAs shown on drawing no's: Site Location Plan; KJT/Ashgrove/300a; KJT/Ashgrove/301a; KJT/Ashgrove/302a; KJT/Ashgrove/303a; KJT/Ashgrove/304a; KJT/Ashgrove/305a; KJT/Ashgrove/306a; KJT/Ashgrove/307a received 14.08.2025.;
26 Ashgrove Road Ashford TW15 1NU
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01015/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 2 no. two storey buildings comprising 4 no. two bed maisonettes with associated amenity space, car-parking and access.
Land To The Rear Of 1-4 New Road Shepperton TW17 0QQ
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01016/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 6 no. two bed maisonettes and 2 no. two storey dwellings with associated amenity space, car-parking and accesses.
Land At 3-12 New Road Shepperton TW17 0QQ
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01022/HOU
Proposed first floor side extension
The Barn House 4 Old Manor House Mews Squires Bridge Road Shepperton TW17 0PZ
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01023/FUL
Installation of communal electric vehicle charging facilities.
Laleham Abbey Abbey Drive Laleham
Received 15 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01024/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the installation of communal electric vehicle charging facilities.
Laleham Abbey Abbey Drive Laleham TW18 1SZ
Received 15 Aug 2025 - Decided20/01415/DC5
Details pursuant to condition 6 (energy statement) reserved from planning permission 20/01415/FUL.
8 York Close Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1GA
Received 15 Aug 2025 - Unknown25/01026/MIS
Neighbouring Authority Consultation from Richmond Borough Council comprising outline application to replace derelict storage buildings and associated hardstanding with single detached dwelling house.
Land Adjacent To Sunnyside Reservoir Lower Hampton Road Hampton
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01028/FUL
Change of use from C4 (6-person HMO) to sui generis to allow for 8-person HMO facilitated by internal alterations, refuse and cycle storage, and retention of two car parking spaces
4 Burgoyne Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7PW
Received 15 Aug 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01029/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3 metres and eaves height of 2.9 metres. (As shown on plans AH730 01, AH730 02 & AH730 03 REV A)
71 Cranford Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AQ
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01032/HOU
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, new roof with raised ridge height, single storey front extension and pergola in rear garden.
44 Park Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7NY
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01033/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed installation of 1 no. shower room in existing detached outbuilding.
80 Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LN
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01034/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension
4C Russet Close Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AX
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01035/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
26 Tanglyn Avenue Shepperton TW17 0AE
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01037/TPO
TPO004SUN/T019 - 1 x Walnut (shown as T19 on plan) to reduce by 20% back to previous cut points and up to a 10 % crown leaf thinning.
9 Chestnut Walk Shepperton TW17 8QR
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided22/01060/DC4
Discharge of conditions 3 (boundary treatment), 4 (renewables), and 11 (landscaping) relating to planning permission 22/01060/FUL
Land At Orchard Close Ashford
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)25/01039/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 5.2 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.86 metres and eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans P.M.201-REV 0, P.M.501-REV A, P.M.300-REV 0, P.M.600-REV B, P.M.200 REV 0 and P.M.500 REV B)
85 Avondale Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2NG
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided24/00823/DC2
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Contamination) of planning approval 24/00823/FUL.
7 Manor Road Ashford TW15 2SL
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided23/00070/DC1
Discharge of Condition 6 (Contamination) in respect of planning approval 23/00070/FUL - residential development comprising 67 units with the provision of landscaping, access, parking and associated works.
Land Adjacent To Hazelwood Hazelwood Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QU
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision23/00602/DC2
Discharge of conditions relating to planning permission 23/00602/FUL Conditions 9 Contamination and 13 Refuse location
77 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EA
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01042/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension)
18 Silverdale Drive Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HD
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/01043/TPO
TPO 191 - T2 and T3 (G1 on plan) Sycamore x 2 - reduce lateral branches removing up to 1m to clear property and remove deadwood from both trees as routine cyclical maintenance
12 Harrison Way Shepperton TW17 0BE
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision23/00274/DC5
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) and condition 5 (means of enclosure) relating to planning permission 23/00274/FUL.
Scout Hut Wood Road Shepperton TW17 0DX
Received 22 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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