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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 dates16,611Searchable applications
228Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,705 approved or refused records
2,040Refused applications
11,665 approved · 2,040 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)26/00776/PDH
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.5 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres. (As shown on location plan, block plan, 03-136 and 04-136 rec'd 23.07.2026 and 01-136A and 02-136A rec'd 27.07.2026.
136 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HL
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided25/00661/DC1
Discharge of Condition number 3 relating to application 25/00661/HOU - Schedule of materials
317 Ashford Road Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1QJ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00778/LBC
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a spiral staircase between the ground floor living room and the basement room
1 Laleham Abbey Abbey Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SZ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00781/TEST
test application. please ignore.
Council Offices Knowle Green Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided22/01460/AMD3
Non-material amendment relating to planning permission 22/01460/FUL. The proposed non-material amendments comprise the reconfiguration of one approved office suite to provide a dedicated EE plant room; the retention of three existing telecommunications masts and associated cabinets, plant and supporting equipment; and the removal of equipment that is no longer required. Consequential minor revisions are proposed to the internal layout, roof plan, rear elevation and rear window positions to accommodate the retained equipment and reflect updated measured survey information.
41 Church Road Ashford TW15 2TY
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00783/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion facilitated by 2no. front facing and 2 no. rear facing rooflights. Erection of a single storey rear extension. Following removal of existing conservatory.
44 Mulberry Trees Shepperton TW17 8JN
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00785/HOU
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, new roof with ridge height increase, extension of front bay and changes to fenestration.
39 Avondale Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2PL
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00786/HOU
Single storey extension to existing garage following part demolition
38 Knightsbridge Crescent Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QR
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00787/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a front porch.
91 Metcalf Road Ashford TW15 1HB
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/00790/MIS
Neighbouring Authority Consultation from Runnymede Borough Council (their reference RU.26/0794) for change of use of the existing offices (Class E) to a School (Class F1) including associated alterations to the ground floor of the existing building to include the part removal of the existing undercroft parking to provide additional ground floor accommodation including the part infilling of the open undercroft on the northern elevation, the infilling of existing ground floor windows on the eastern elevation and the infilling of an existing undercroft on the southern elevation to provide new ground floor windows (amended description 21.07.26).
Watermans Business Park Swan Court Kingsbury Crescent Egham Surrey TW18 3BA
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00792/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension
62 Ravensbourne Avenue Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ST
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided25/01292/DC1
Discharge of conditions: 4, 5, 7 and 9 relating to planning permission: 25/01292/FUL.
3 Glen Avenue Ashford Surrey TW15 2JE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00794/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey side extension (as shown on plan no's CG/15/01, 02, /03 rec'd 28.07.2026).
15 Clifford Grove Ashford TW15 2JS
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00796/TCA
Trees in Laleham Conservation Area - Magnolia (T1 on plan) Reduce to old points by removing 1m from the height and 1m from the width. Palms (T2 and T3 on plan) remove dead flowers and deadwood.
Cameo Vicarage Lane Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1UE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00797/HOU
Erection of a part first floor part single storey rear extension
52 Avondale Road Ashford TW15 3HT
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00798/TPO
TPO080/T007 - 1 x Cedar (shown as cedar 2 on plan) and TPO080/T006 - 1 x Cedar (shown as cedar 1 on plan) to crown reduce, reduce frongs by 4m, reshape crown and remove deadwood.
141 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JY
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00799/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Following removal of existing conservatory and extensions.
1 Cambria Gardens Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7ET
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00800/HOU
Erection of two storey front extension,first floor rear extension and alterations to roof to provide habitable accommodation inlcuding two side facing dormer windows
40 Fontmell Park Ashford TW15 2NW
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00803/HOU
Single storey rear extension and conversion of attached garage into habitable room.
7 Hurstdene Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1HZ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00804/HOU
Erection of a part two-storey, part single storey rear extension. Following removal of existing rear extension.
12 Edgell Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2ES
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00807/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
6 Gables Avenue Ashford TW15 2TA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00808/HOU
Erection of single storey rear extension.
49 French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5JL
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00810/HOU
Conversion of garage into habitable room.
34 Village Way Ashford TW15 2LB
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00811/PAP
Prior Approval notification for change of use of ground floor (part), 1st floor and 2nd floor commercial unit (Use Class E) to 7 flats (Use Class C3)
Lewis And Son 131 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PD
Received 3 Aug 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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