Spelthorne Council approves 82.5% of planning applications, based on 1,087 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Spelthorne sits 2.5 percentage points below the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 606 decided applications, Spelthorne Council approved 82.3% of planning applications in 2025. Across 1,087 decisions on record (January 2020 to September 2026), the overall approval rate in Spelthorne is 82.5%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Spelthorne council planning portal records · Data to 29 September 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Spelthorne.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 814 | 173 | 987 | 82.5% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 217 | 30 | 247 | 87.9% |
| Trees | 233 | 6 | 239 | 97.5% |
| Other | 123 | 17 | 140 | 87.9% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 56 | 9 | 65 | 86.2% |
| Advertisement | 38 | 1 | 39 | 97.4% |
| Listed Building | 22 | 3 | 25 | 88.0% |
| Prior Approval | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% |
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Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury East | 198 | 17 | 215 | 92.1% |
| Staines | 147 | 19 | 166 | 88.6% |
| Laleham And Shepperton Green | 150 | 15 | 165 | 90.9% |
| Shepperton Town | 128 | 24 | 152 | 84.2% |
| Ashford Common | 119 | 25 | 144 | 82.6% |
| Ashford North And Stanwell South | 100 | 29 | 129 | 77.5% |
| Ashford Town | 97 | 24 | 121 | 80.2% |
| Staines South | 101 | 14 | 115 | 87.8% |
| Ashford East | 90 | 23 | 113 | 79.6% |
| Riverside And Laleham | 99 | 12 | 111 | 89.2% |
| Stanwell North | 85 | 17 | 102 | 83.3% |
| Sunbury Common | 83 | 18 | 101 | 82.2% |
| Halliford And Sunbury West | 75 | 6 | 81 | 92.6% |
| Out Of Borough | 39 | 0 | 39 | 100.0% |
How Spelthorne’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 9.2pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Spelthorne council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00832/HOU Staines South | Proposed single storey rear extension and entrance porch | Approved |
| 26/00817/RVC Riverside And Laleham | Removal of Condition 3 (Retention of garage for use as parking) relating to plan | Approved |
| 26/00855/HOU Staines | Single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of existing rear extensi | Approved |
| 26/00827/HOU Ashford Common | Erection of a single storey rear and side extension | Approved |
| 26/00808/HOU Sunbury East | Erection of single storey rear extension. | Approved |
| 26/00755/HOU Staines | Proposed single storey side and part rear extension following demolition of gara | Refused |
| 26/00693/HOU Ashford East | Proposed double storey side extension, single storey rear extension, addition of | Refused |
| 26/00463/FUL Sunbury East | Roof extension including installation of a rear facing dormer to allow the creat | Approved |
| 26/00910/PDH Shepperton Town | Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension extending 4.5 met | Approved |
| 26/00804/HOU Staines | Erection of a part two-storey, part single storey rear extension. Following remo | Approved |
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Based on 1,087 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Spelthorne is 82.5%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 1,087 planning decisions from Spelthorne council. 897 were approved and 190 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, January 2020 to September 2026.
The average approval rate in Spelthorne is 82.5%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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