Which ward in Spelthorne has the highest planning approval rate?

Out Of Borough at 100.0% based on 39 decisions.

Which ward in Spelthorne has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ashford North And Stanwell South at 77.5% based on 129 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Spelthorne?

There is a 22.5% gap between Out Of Borough and Ashford North And Stanwell South. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Spelthorne

Planning outcomes in Spelthorne are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 22.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,087 real decisions·14 wards·Updated September 2026

82.5% approved overall. But 190 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Spelthorne shifts your odds by up to 22.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 14 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Out Of Borough	39	39	0	100.0%
2	Halliford And Sunbury West	81	75	6	92.6%
3	Sunbury East	215	198	17	92.1%
4	Laleham And Shepperton Green	165	150	15	90.9%
5	Riverside And Laleham	111	99	12	89.2%
6	Staines	166	147	19	88.6%
7	Staines South	115	101	14	87.8%
8	Shepperton Town	152	128	24	84.2%
9	Stanwell North	102	85	17	83.3%
10	Ashford Common	144	119	25	82.6%
11	Sunbury Common	101	83	18	82.2%
12	Ashford Town	121	97	24	80.2%
13	Ashford East	113	90	23	79.6%
14	Ashford North And Stanwell South	129	100	29	77.5%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Out Of Borough but face serious resistance in Ashford North And Stanwell South.
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What the data tells us

A 22.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Out Of Borough approves 100.0% of applications while Ashford North And Stanwell South approves just 77.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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More Spelthorne planning data

Methodology: Covers 1,087 planning decisions in Spelthorne, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Spelthorne Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →