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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 dates13,920Searchable applications
218Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,332 approved or refused records
1,692Refused applications
9,640 approved · 1,692 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)25/01138/HOU
Erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden for use as a gym / office (following demolition of existing shed).
66 Chertsey Road Ashford TW15 1SG
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01139/FUL
Erection of a two-storey side extension to create a 1-bedroom, 1-person, 2- storey dwelling.As shown on drawing no's: Site Location Plan; 533-EXT-01; 533-EXT-02; 533-EXT-03; 533-PROP-04; 533-PROP-05; 533-PROP-06 all received 16.09.2025.;
31A Glebeland Gardens Shepperton TW17 9DH
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01140/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of three replacement dwellings with associated amenity, parking and a vehicle crossover.
7 Green Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7NU
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01141/HOU
Proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension and first floor extension, solar panels on roof and air source heat pump located to the side of the property. (As shown on location plan and plan no's ED01 A1, ED02 A1, ED03 A1, ED04 A1, ED05 A1, PD01 A1, PD04 A1 received 16.09.2025 and PD02 A1, PD03 A1, PD05 A1, PD06 A1, PD07 A1 received 08.10.2025
Trend 143 Gaston Way Shepperton TW17 8ET
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01142/HOU
Erection of a single storey outbuilding at the rear of site.
22 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 16 Sept 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01143/HOU
Erection of single-storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and 2 no. roof lights to front elevation. (as shown on plan no's EX-L003, P001, P002, P003, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 and PR-L002, 3D01, 3D02, 3D03, 3D04, P001, P002, P003, P004, E001, E002, E003, E004, S001, S002 all rec'd 17.09.2025.
271 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 1RT
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01144/HOU
Amended description:- Proposed extension to an existing outbuilding along with incorporation of a new pitched roof.
Baytrees Greenway Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1RT
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01145/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 3.06 metres and eaves height of 2.95 metres. Following removal of existing extension. (As shown on plans ART/2025/RE12HR/SPLP, ART/2025/RE24LA/PE, and ART/2025/RE24LA/ELPL)
24 Linkscroft Avenue Ashford TW15 2BE
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided24/01081/DC1
Discharge of condition 3 (Surface water drainage scheme) relating to planning permission 24/01081/FUL.
Riverscroft Chertsey Road Shepperton TW17 9NY
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01150/TPO
TPO084/T060 - 1 x Holm Oak (shown as T60 on plan) to on the northern side reduce crown to 7 metres in spread from the trunk. To on the eastern side, crown reduce to 5 metres to prevent contact with street lamp, and to reduce overall height to 10 metres. Also to remove a broken minor branch on northern side, and remove epicormic growths mid trunk.
Laleham Abbey Abbey Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SZ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01154/HOU
Erection of proposed single storey front and rear extensions
25 Selby Road Ashford TW15 1JG
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01155/FUL
Temporary retention of 30m temporary lattice tower with 12NO. antennas and 4NO. 300MM dishes, installation of 2NO. equipment cabinets, silent running generator, and ancillary development thereto within temporary 8Mx8M fenced compound with 2.0M high fencing for a time period of 18 months.
Shepperton Studios Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided25/00170/DC1
Discharge of condition 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) relating to planning permission 25/00170/FUL
404 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 1RZ
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Unknown23/01338/DC1
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 (desk-top study and land contamination) relating to planning permission 23/01338/FUL
Lismore Court Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AU
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01158/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension and first floor side extension
7 Tudor Road Ashford TW15 1QN
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01159/HOU
Proposed single storey rear extension and entrance porch
78 Nursery Gardens Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1ET
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01162/HOU
Proposed roof alterations that would include the installation of northern and southern flank dormers towards the rear.
22 Cecil Road Ashford TW15 1RJ
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided21/01391/DC3
Discharge of condition 4 (Remediation Strategy) relating to planning permission 21/01391/FUL
The Centre Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3JX
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01166/HOU
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Following removal of existing garage.
150 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6BB
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/01167/TPO
TPO037STA/T014 - 1 x Green Cedar (shown as T14 on plan) to crown reduce by approx. 2 metres, leaving a balanced tree crown of no less than 5 metres.
12 Fordbridge Road Ashford TW15 2SG
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01170/HOU
Erection of part two storey part single storey side and rear extensions and proposed roof alterations including hip to gable roof extensions to both sides of roof. (Part retrospective).
109 Long Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AL
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided (Approved)25/01171/HOU
Erection of a part single-storey rear and part two-storey rear extension. Following removal of existing single storey rear extension.
14 Springfield Grove Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6NT
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided (Refused)25/01172/FUL
Extension and conversion of 26 Station Crescent, Ashford to create 3 residential flats, including a first-floor side extension with undercroft, two-storey rear extension, single-storey rear extension, internal alterations, and erection of a single-storey, single- occupancy bungalow to the rear to provide a fourth dwelling, provision for two parking spaces, cycle storage, and bin storage.
26 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HH
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided23/00382/AMD
Non-material amendment to fenestration and access to additional loft level storage relating to planning application 23/00382/FUL
Land To The Rear Of Eaglehurst And Ashill Stanwell New Road Staines-upon-Thames
Received 26 Sept 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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