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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11,665 approved · 2,040 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 (Approved)26/00812/FUL
External alterations comprising removal of redundant signage and bollards; installation of palisade perimeter fencing and sliding gate; replacement of main entrance doors with a steel fire exit door and rendered blockwork; installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels; and installation of two twin EV charging points
Unit C1 Dolphin Estate Dolphin Road Sunbury On Thames TW16 7HE
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00813/ADV
Advertisement Consent for the erection of a D6 small format advertisement display (2.4m x 1.23m x 0.22m) as shown in plans 2785 PA 01, 2785 PA 02, 2785 PA 03, 2785 PA 04, 2785 PA 05, 2785 PA 06, 2785 PA 07
404 Staines Road West Ashford TW15 1RZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00814/CPD
Erection of outbuilding to be used as Home Office and Home Gym (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
19 Hannibal Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7HG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00815/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension to existing building, including installation of new doors and a 1 metre high fence. (As shown on plan no's 009 Rev 004, 002 Rev 000, 007 Rev 005, 001 Rev 000, 011 Rev 005, 008 Rev 008, 004 Rev 000, 003 Rev 000 rec'd 03.08.2026 )
108 Vicarage Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7QL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00816/HOU
Proposed first floor side and rear extension and partial conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
55 Nursery Gardens Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1EJ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00817/RVC
Removal of Condition 3 (Retention of garage for use as parking) relating to planning permission SPW/FUL/84/457 for the erection of a detached bungalow with single garage.
58A Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LR
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00818/HOU
Erection of boundary fence along left side and along the rear elevation of the site. (As shown on location plan and garden plan rec'd 04.08.2026 amd site plan rec'd 26.08.2026).
15 Duncroft Manor Vicarage Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XX
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00819/LBC
Listed Building Consent for erection of a boundary fence along northern and eastern elevation of the site (retrospective) (As shown on location plan, garden plan rec'd 04.05.2026 and site layout plan rec'd 26.08.2026).
15 Duncroft Manor Vicarage Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4XX
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00820/FUL
Sub-division of the existing third floor residential unit into two residential units, third floor rear extension, first floor rear terrace, alterations to external openings
Friendship House 49 - 51 Gresham Road Staines-upon-Thames
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00822/OUT
Outline planning application for reprofiling of the land to support a phased mixed-use development comprising up to 507 residential dwellings (including affordable housing); a Class C2 care home up to 3,230 sqm and 75-beds; a Class E(e) medical centre up to 650 sqm; a network of new roads, cycle and car parking, landscaping, public open space, drainage features and other necessary works and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved other than access.
Land At Sunbury Golf Club Charlton Lane Shepperton TW17 8QA
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00823/HOU
Proposed loft conversion facilitated by 2 no. rear facing dormers and 5 no. front facing rooflights.
195A Feltham Hill Road Ashford TW15 1HJ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/00824/MIS
Runnymede Borough Council neighbouring authority consultation in relation to a retrospective application for detached outbuilding, as built summerhouse adjacent to the river, used as AirBnB. (Runnymede reference: RU.26/0716)
Harlequin Temple Gardens Staines-upon-thames Surrey TW18 3NQ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00826/CPD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of a loft conversion to include hip to gable extension, the installation of a rear facing dormer and 3 no. roof light within the front roof slope. Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.
95 Groveley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7JZ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00827/HOU
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
63 Chaplin Crescent Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7JD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00828/HOU
Proposed single storey rear extension
Parkside Green Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6QQ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/00829/T56
Installation of a 20m monopole supporting 6 no. antennas, 2 no. equipment cabinets, 2 no. transmission dishes and ancillary development there to including 3 no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs).As shown on darwing no's: 100 rev A; 200 rev A; 201 rev A; 300 rev A; 301 rev A received 06.08.2026.
Grassed Verge Off Junction Of Bedfont Road And Long Lane Stanwell TW19 7BG
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00831/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including hip to gable roof alteration, rear facing dormer and 2 no. roof lights in front of roof. (As shown on plans no'd A/694/LP1-L, 685/SP1-L, 694/02-L, 694/04-L, 694/01-L, 694/03-L rec'd 06.08.2026).
136 Station Crescent Ashford TW15 3HL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00832/HOU
Proposed single storey rear extension and entrance porch
24 Celia Crescent Ashford TW15 3NW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00833/CPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, rear facing dormer and five front facing roof windows
24 Celia Crescent Ashford TW15 3NW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00834/HOU
Erection of a single storey outbuilding at the rear of property .
3 Cordelia Road Stanwell Staines-upon-Thames TW19 7EJ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00835/HOU
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Following removal of existing garage.
80 Gaston Way Shepperton TW17 8EY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00836/DC3
Discharge of condition 4 (validation report) relating to planning permission 23/01338/FUL
Lismore Court Kingston Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1AU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00837/TCA
Trees in Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T1) to fell to ground level. 1 x Ash (shown as T2) to fell and eco-plug. 1 x Hawthorn (shown as T3) to fell to ground level. 1 x Sycamore (shown as T4) to remove epicormic suckers at ground level. 1 x Hornbeam (shown as T5) to crown reduce 2.5m to form hedge. 1 x Sycamore (shown as T6) to crown lift to height of 2.4m above head height. 1 x Picea Omrika (shown as T7) to crown lift to height of 2.4m above head height. 1 x Snake Bark Maple (shown as T8) to remove regrowth and eco-plug.
Beauclerc County Infant School French Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5LE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided (Approved)26/00838/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension. Front porch extension. Following removal of existing garage.
52 Hazel Grove Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1JL
Received 7 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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