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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 dates16,415Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,535 approved or refused records
2,011Refused applications
11,524 approved · 2,011 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided (Approved)26/00675/ADV
Advertisement consent for proposed installation of 1x illuminated fascia sign, 1x non-illuminated fascia sign, 1x illuminated projecting sign, 2x vinyl window graphics
6 - 7 Avenue Parade The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5HS
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00677/FUL
Installation of one Self Service Laundry Kiosk to Tesco Superstore Car Park.
Tesco Supermarket Town Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PZ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00678/ADV
Advertisement Consent for 1 x Internally illuminated fascia sign (0.54m x 3.37m x 0.06m)
Tesco Supermarket Town Lane Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7PZ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00680/FUL
Erection of a new two bay service workshop and spares store to service electrical vehicles on existing car park area.
Paice Motors Limited 1 - 2 Cypress Court Harris Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7EL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00681/HOU
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear / front extension
1 Briar Road Shepperton TW17 0JD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00683/HOU
Erection of a part single part two-storey side extension and part single part two-storey rear extension. Front porch extension.
24 Osborne Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7AF
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00687/HOU
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
38 Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PE
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00688/PAP
Prior approval notification for a change of use from office/retail (Use Class E) to 9 residential units (Use Class C3)
Post Office 49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00690/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with side facing dormer windows
49 Wolsey Road Ashford TW15 2RA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00691/HOU
Retrospective application for the retention of amendments under planning permission 22/00687/HOU, including loft level front dormer doors in place of approved windows and revised ground-floor front window sizes.As shown on drawing no's: Site Location Plan; B139681-3000 rev A; B139681-3101 rev A; B139681-1100 rev A received 03.07.2026.
63 Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5QF
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00692/FUL
Proposed additional floor on existing 5 storey building to provide 6 flats (2 x 2 Bedroom and 4 x 1 Bedroom). As shown on plan no's JEA-LOC-005C, PRO 006C, EX1 001C, PRO 003C, PRO 004C rec'd 03.07.2026
Imtech House 33 Woodthorpe Road Ashford
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00693/HOU
Proposed double storey side extension, single storey rear extension, addition of a first floor and loft conversion with two flank dormers to turn existing bungalow into a three storey dwelling
64 Ashford Avenue Ashford TW15 2BD
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00695/TPO
26/00733/TPO Sycamore tree - Carry out a radial reduction of branches overhanging the garden of 15 Roper Crescent, leaving a radial spread of no less than 4 metres, all cuts to be taken back to a suitable growth point.
67 Manor Lane Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6JE
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00696/MIS
Runnymede BC consultation reference RU.26/0794 for change of use of existing offices (Class E) to School (Class F1)
Watermans Business Park, Swan Court, Kingsbury Crescent, Egham, Surrey, TW18 3BA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00697/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of a C3 dwellinghouse as a residential home for up to 2 no. young persons.
184 Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3QS
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00698/HOU
Amended description:- Erection of a single storey side extension and part two storey part first floor rear extension.
9 Orchard Way Ashford TW15 3AU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00699/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion, rear hip-to-gable extension with 2 no. flank dormers and 1 no. rooflight in front roof slope
36 Lois Drive Shepperton TW17 8BE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00700/ADV
Advertisement consent for the installation of 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs (As shown on plans: Location Plan received 06.07.2026 and 2624-NMA-XX-ZZ-D03-A-00610 rev P3; 2624-NMA-XX-ZZ-D03-A-00200 rev P3 received 12.08.2026)
Unit C2 Dolphin Estate Dolphin Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7HE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00701/TCA
Tree in Lower Halliord Conservation Area - Pine - Remove all pine leaves from the branches (retain roots, trunk and branches)
Alceda Walton Lane Shepperton TW17 8LQ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00702/HOU
Erection of a first floor extension to the existing bungalow with a new roof, a part single storey part two storey rear extension with associated alterations to the materials, roofs, windows and doors (part-retrospective) (To address previously refused application: 25/01089/HOU)
20 St Margarets Avenue Ashford TW15 1DR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00704/HOU
Erection of a single-storey side and rear wraparound extension (demolition of the existing conservatory and existing rear extension)
52 Wellington Road Ashford TW15 3RJ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00705/HOU
Alterations to roof, wall and fenestration to 'Lean-to' additions on northern side of dwelling.
The Croft 281 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AZ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00706/LBC
Listed Building Consent for minor internal alterations to existing dwelling and external alterations to side 'Lean-to' roof structure and replacement tiles to rear main roof in matching clay tiles.
The Croft 281 Hithermoor Road Stanwell Moor Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6AZ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00707/TCA
Tree in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Horse Chestnut (shown as T1) to fell as close to ground level as possible.
Orchard House Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AB
Received 7 Jul 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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