Which ward in Spelthorne has the highest planning approval rate?

Out Of Borough at 100.0% based on 34 decisions.

Which ward in Spelthorne has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ashford North And Stanwell South at 75.9% based on 108 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Spelthorne?

There is a 24.1% 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 24.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,484 real decisions·14 wards·Updated June 2026

86.2% approved overall. But 205 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Spelthorne shifts your odds by up to 24.1%. 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	34	34	0	100.0%
2	Halliford And Sunbury West	71	67	4	94.4%
3	Laleham And Shepperton Green	143	132	11	92.3%
4	Sunbury East	180	166	14	92.2%
5	Staines South	97	87	10	89.7%
6	Riverside And Laleham	95	85	10	89.5%
7	Staines	140	123	17	87.9%
8	Shepperton Town	130	110	20	84.6%
9	Stanwell North	80	66	14	82.5%
10	Sunbury Common	84	69	15	82.1%
11	Ashford Common	125	101	24	80.8%
12	Ashford East	92	73	19	79.3%
13	Ashford Town	100	79	21	79.0%
14	Ashford North And Stanwell South	108	82	26	75.9%

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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 24.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Out Of Borough approves 100.0% of applications while Ashford North And Stanwell South approves just 75.9%. 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 1,484 planning decisions in Spelthorne, January 2020 to present. 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 →