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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 dates16,299Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,436 approved or refused records
1,997Refused applications
11,439 approved · 1,997 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00616/EIASE
EIA Screening Opinion on behalf of Riverdale Developments, in respect of new residential development of 160 dwellings
Land East Of Vicarage Road Vicarage Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LB
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00259/AMD
Non material amendment to p/a 26/00259/HOU comprising slight change to footprint of extension increasing from 13.25sqm to 13.45sqm.
Carobesa Manor House Court Shepperton TW17 9JS
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00618/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 8 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.9 metres. (As shown on plan no's 00 Rev 1, 01 Rev 1, 02 Rev 1, 04 Rev 1, 05 Rev 1, 07 all rec'd 03.08.2026).
25 Warwick Road Ashford TW15 3PQ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00620/RVC
Variation to Condition 3 (Approved Plans) relating to planning permission 25/00536/HOU for the erection of a single storey side extension. Remove set in from flank boundary.
58 Wolsey Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7TY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00621/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development of a loft conversion to include hip to gable extension, the installation of a rear facing dormer and 2 no. roof lights within the front roof slope.
58 Templedene Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1LW
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00622/HOU
Roof extension comprising hipped to gable roof alterations to front and rear, installation of side dormers, erection of single storey side extension.
33 Laleham Road Shepperton TW17 8EQ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00623/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension (as shown on plan no's PL001, PL002, PL003 rec'd 15.06.2026 and PL004A rec'd 07.07.2026).
103 Gaston Way Shepperton TW17 8ET
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00624/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension and conversion of a single dwelling into a studio and a flat
1 Bracken Court Station Approach Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6SA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00627/HOU
Erection of ground floor rear extension and internal alterations.
40 Wraysbury Gardens Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4US
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided23/00378/DC1
Discharge of condition 4 (renewable energy) relating to planning permission 23/00378/FUL
10B Thames Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SD
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00632/RVC
Amendment to planning permission ref. no. SPW/FUL/86/95 (W/86/95) for the removal of Condition 3 to allow the conversion of integral garage to habitable room with the replacement of existing garage door with a new window opening.
38 Laleham Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DX
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00633/HOU
Proposed alterations which consist of window replacements, soft and hard landscaping and removal of existing garden fence. Internal works to include the removal of internal walls.
Erasmus House Church Square Shepperton TW17 9JY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00634/LBC
Listed Building Consent for proposed alterations which consist of window replacements, soft and hard landscaping and removal of existing garden fence. Internal works to include the removal of internal walls.
Erasmus House Church Square Shepperton TW17 9JY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00635/HOU
Erection of a single-storey rear extension with roof lantern, replacement rear glazing and doors, and associated internal alterations.
59A Wolsey Road Ashford TW15 2RA
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00636/FUL
Conversion of garage to a habitable room including removing the garage door and the installation of a windowAs shown on drawing no's: PL-01; PL-02; PL-03 received 17.06.2026.
73 Nursery Gardens Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1EL
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00638/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of rear facing dormer window and 1 no. roof light to front plane of roof. (As shown on location plan rec'd 17.06.2026 and plan no's 4TW196BL/1A, /2A rec'd 01/07/2026 ).
4 Flintlock Close Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6BL
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00641/RVC
Variation to Condition 3 (approved plans) relating to planning permission 23/01037/FUL (Erection of replacement two-storey dwellinghouse following demolition of existing dwelling, garage and garage/store) to allow changes to fenestration, including amendments to window and door sizes and positions, additional side windows, and removal of the external chimney. Together with previously approved changes approved under 24/00923/RVC and 25/00922/RVC.
118 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HQ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00642/ADV
Advert consent for a PPC aluminium panel in RAL 6004 with a white acrylic insert with letter and logo installed and illuminated above the Concierge entrance (2.61m x 0.075m)
Michaelmas House 3 Eden Grove Staines-upon-Thames Surrey TW18 4ZS
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00643/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
52 Northfield Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2SR
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00644/RVC
Variation of Condition 2 and Condition 5 relating to planning permission 24/00110/FUL. Previous proposal: First floor rear extension to create one new studio flat (including alterations to the parking layout approved in planning permission 22/00581/FUL), to allow for amendments to the parking spaces and associated access.
Wardle Dental Surgery 68 Church Road Ashford TW15 2TW
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00645/FUL
Installation of a Non-Turf Pitch for cricket usage. This will be a cricket wicket on the edge of the main square (grass wickets).
Kempton Cricket Club Kempton Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5NG
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00646/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey side extension. Loft conversion into habitable space, facilitated by two hip to gable extensions, 2 no. rear facing dormers and 2 no. front facing formers. 1 no rooflight on front roof slope.
43 Scotts Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7HY
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00647/HOU
Addition of two new dormers to the roof of the existing garage.
Ryemead House Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5PR
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00648/ADV
Advertisement consent for installation of 2 no internally illuminated lightboxesAs shown on drawing no: L1321/01 received 19.06.2026
Ladbrokes Unit 1 Sunbury Cross Centre Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7AZ
Received 19 Jun 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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