Spelthorne Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Spelthorne Borough Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Spelthorne Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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13 August 2026 · Refused
Development Site At Former Two Rivers Bar And Restaurant 43 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4EN · 25/01514/FUL
Figures for Spelthorne Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of more than 330 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 160 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 42plan adopted 2026 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Spelthorne Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to trees. • the effect of the proposed development on the provision of open space in the area.…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“…the appeal site as being at medium risk from surface water flooding. Accordingly, I raised this point with the Council and appellant at the Case Management Conference and invited further representations. A round table session was subsequently held at the…”
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“The main issues are: - • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposed development on the risk…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.