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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 dates16,486Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,592 approved or refused records
2,018Refused applications
11,574 approved · 2,018 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Prior Approval not required)26/00742/PDH
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse with a maximum height and eaves height of 3 metres. (As shown on plans LOCATION PLAN received 16.07.2026 and 2260703-02, 2260703-2, 2260703-01, 2260703-1, received 15.07.2026)
16 Ashridge Way Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7RW
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn26/00743/TCA
Trees in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Picea Omrika (shown as 1 on plan) to crown lift to 3m. 1 x Leylandii (shown as 2 on plan) to fell to gruond level. 1 x Holly (shown as 3 on plan) to fell to ground level. 1 x Robinia, 1 x Sycamore and 1 x Box (all shown as 6 on plan) to fell. 1 x Hornbeam (shown as 8 on plan) to reduce to 3m height. 1 x Gleditsia (shown as 10 on plan) to fell to ground level.
Beauclerc County Infant School French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LE
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00744/HOU
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension, two storey front porch extension with front skylight and new roof over main dwelling with increase in ridge height with a side dormer (following demolition of existing garage)
94 Manygate Lane Shepperton TW17 9EA
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00745/OUT
Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 104 dwellings (C3) (including 50% affordable), including the provision of vehicular and pedestrian access, landscaping and other associated infrastructure.
Land To The East Of WR Sports Club Woodthorpe Road Ashford TW15 3JX
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00746/ADV
Advertisement consent for the installation of a non-illuminated fascia sign on T Stage, Shepperton North (As shown on plans: 44068 002; ARC5740 - PWG SSN - [T Stage] R2 received 16.07.2026 and GIS_CR_100 received 13.08.2026)
Shepperton Studios North T Stage Studios Road Shepperton TW17 0QD
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00748/TPO
TPO027STA -T42 - Lime - pollard the tree back to its previous pollard points
Elm Lodge Staines Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2TA
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00749/HOU
Erection of a single storey side/rear wraparound extension, and single storey front porch.
8 Allen Close Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LT
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00752/HOU
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension, erection of single storey side extension. Erection of new roof with ridge height increase, 3 no. side facing dormers, 1 no. front dormer and roof lights.
53 Manor Farm Avenue Shepperton TW17 9AG
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00753/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed replacement fenestration throughout the dwelling. Replacement roof above existing side/rear extension with new fenestration. Conversion of garage into habitable space with associated changes to fenestration. Insertion of 2 no. rooflights in original flank sloping roof. Internal alterations. Demolition of 2 no. two-storey rear bay windows.
280 Staines Road East Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AX
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00754/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the change of use from small HMO (C4) to a residential home for up to 2 no. young people to receive care on site
4A Chalmers Road East Ashford TW15 1DX
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00755/HOU
Proposed single storey side and part rear extension following demolition of garage to provide living accommodation
Tudor House Shortwood Common Leacroft Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4NS
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00756/HOU
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a single storey side and rear extension
52 Brightside Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1NG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00757/SCC
Prior approval for the demolition of existing care home. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0104)
Meadowside Knowle Park Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AN
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00758/TPO
TPO060/016 Horse Chestnut - Tree reduction to previous - reduce canopy by 30% approx. 3m from height and 2-3m from lateral branches to shape, remove dead wood. TPO060/T014 Lime Tree - reduction to previous, reduce canopy by 30% approx. 2m-3m metres to previous secondary pruning points.
29 Belle Vue Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HY
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00759/FUL
The change of use of land for the siting of 2 static caravans for human habitation, parking, bin stores, cycle stores on existing hardstanding (part retrospective).
230 Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1AS
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00760/TCA
Trees in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Pear (shown as T1 on plan) to fell to ground level. 1 x Holly and 1 x Portugese Laurel (shown as T2 and T3 on plan) to fell to ground level.
Sunbury Nursing Home Thames Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6AJ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn26/00761/TPO
TPO 055/77 Oak (Oak T1 on submitted plan) Remove deadwood.
18 The Pines Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6HT
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00273/DC1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) relating to 26/00273/HOU
10 Chertsey Road Shepperton TW17 9LB
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00763/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Single storey front porch extension. Loft conversion facilitated by hip to gable extensions with extension of roof over existing garage. Part garage conversion. Rear facing dormer and 2 no. front facing rooflights. Erection of outbuilding in rear garden for incidental use.
Lauraleen Halliford Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6DG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00765/FUL
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch
Nationwide 28 - 30 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EE
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00768/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use as a C4 HMO
59 Ravensbourne Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ST
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided (Refused)26/00770/FUL
Change of use from C4 (6-person HMO) to sui generis to 7-person HMO (As shown on plans: P.401; P.402; P.403; P.404; P.405; P.406; P.407; P.408; P.409; B.401; L.401 received 21.07.2026)
4 Burgoyne Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7PW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00773/FUL
External alterations including creation of new window openings to side (east and west) and rear (south) facades at ground and 1st floors, installation of external doors to side (east) elevation, and roof lights; together with replacement of existing windows
Lewis And Son 131 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PD
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00774/TCA
Tree in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - Silver Birch - to fell to ground level and grind stump
4A Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RG
Received 22 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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