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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 dates15,940Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,106 approved or refused records
1,949Refused applications
11,157 approved · 1,949 refused · 503 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2000 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00249/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed side facing dormer with roof light in front plane of roof (as shown on plan no's JNG8-03-11-25 A, /B, /C received 12.03.2026.
8 Guildford Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2EQ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00250/CLD
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to change the dwelling (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for a maximum of 6 residents prior to the Article 4 Direction.
51 Normanhurst Ashford TW15 2NT
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)26/00251/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.67 metres and a height of 3.0 metres to the eaves (As shown on plans: 25 / 337 FHR / EX 001; 26 / 337 FHR / EX 200; 26 / 337 FHR / P 200; 26 / 337 FHR / EX 100; 26 / 337 FHR / EX 101; 26 / 337 FHR / P 100; 26 / 337 FHR / P 101 received 12.03.2026)
337 Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1LP
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00252/HOU
Garage conversion into habitable space with associated changes to fenestration, raising of roof height and alterations, and insertion of 2 no. rooflights.
17 Beechwood Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7QL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00253/HOU
Erection of a first floor side extension, single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
29 Norman Road Ashford TW15 1QP
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00254/HOU
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Replacing existing garage. Associated changes to fenestration.
62 Burgoyne Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7PR
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision25/00889/DC2
Discharge of Condition 5 (Contamination) - Phase 1 preliminary desktop report
3 Muncaster Road Ashford TW15 2HL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00256/HOU
Erection of a single storey extension and window alterations following demolition of the existing chimneys and garage
84A Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00257/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness development for proposed erection of a single storey side extension on the eastern side of property and proposed erection of a single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing attached single storey structures on the eastern side).
Nyumbani Felix Lane Shepperton TW17 8NN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00258/HOU
Erection of a two storey side extension, rear ground floor extension, removal of the rear chimney stack, rebuilding the existing garage and changes to the fenestration
11 Glebe Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1BX
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00259/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension, extension to front porch, alterations to roof over existing single storey extension, addition of roof overhang to back of the existing garage, revisions to the size and positioning of several window openings, and the addition of cladding on existing dwelling and proposed rear extension.
Carobesa Manor House Court Shepperton TW17 9JS
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided (Prior Approval not required)26/00260/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 3.85 metres and eaves height of 2.9 metres. (As shown on plans 7SA-E/30092025/PD received 16.03.2026)
7 Shortwood Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4JN
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00261/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by a hip to gable extension and 1 no. rear facing dormer with juliet balcony. Insertion of 3 no. rooflights on front roof slope.
7 Shortwood Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4JN
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided23/00273/AMD3
Non-material amendment relating to planning permission 23/00273/RVC
Development Site At Eden Grove Staines-Upon-Thames Surrey TW18 4ZT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00263/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear facing dormer (as shown on location plan and plans no's 0121/02, 0121/11 Rev B)
50 Hawkewood Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00264/RVC
Variation of condition 2 relating to application 25/00328/HOU for the erection of a first floor balcony on front elevation of property and alterations to the first floor windows to allow for a change in the design of front balcony
4 Wildoaks Acacia Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1BY
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00265/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.725 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves.As shown on drawing no's: Site Location pan; Project no BAL-1902 Sheet no. 01; Sheet no. 02; Sheet no. 03; Sheet no. 04; Sheet no. 05 received 17.03.2026.
40 Fontmell Park Ashford TW15 2NW
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00266/HOU
Erection of a ground floor rear extension built astride boundary with no 17 Carlyle Road.
15 Carlyle Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00267/HOU
Demolition on existing detached garage and erection of a ground floor rear and side wraparound extension built astride boundary with no 15 Carlyle Road.
17 Carlyle Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PU
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00268/LBC
New stair lift and railing to run from lower ground floor to second floor in the existing staircase zone
66 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AF
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00269/FUL
The erection of a outbuilding. Canopy over new doors on side elevation. Internal alterations.
Hall And Premises Commercial Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QZ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00270/CPD
Erection of a detached outbuilding no higher than 2.5m following demolition of the end of block garage within the curtilage of the dwelling house
60 Wolsey Road Ashford TW15 2RB
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00271/HOU
Conversion of existing integral garage into a habitable room with erection of a part single part two storey rear extension, first floor front extension, roof extension with 2 no. rear pitched roof elements, 2 no. rear facing Juliet balconies, raising of ridge line and installation of a rear roof dormer
189 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5EH
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00272/RVC
Development without compliance with Condition 2 (approved plans) imposed upon planning permission 23/01516/HOU for the erection of a single storey rear, side and front extension with extended roof over with front and rear facing dormer windows and raised ridge, to allow single storey rear projection to increase in depth with higher parapet wall and alterations to fenestration.
64 Maryland Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HR
Received 18 Mar 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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