Which ward in Spelthorne has the highest planning approval rate?

Out Of Borough at 100.0% based on 25 decisions.

Which ward in Spelthorne has the lowest planning approval rate?

Stanwell North at 83.3% based on 42 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Spelthorne?

There is a 16.7% gap between Out Of Borough and Stanwell North. 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 16.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

717 real decisions·14 wards·Updated March 2026

90.5% approved overall. But 68 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Spelthorne shifts your odds by up to 16.7%. 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	25	25	0	100.0%
2	Halliford And Sunbury West	35	34	1	97.1%
3	Laleham And Shepperton Green	66	64	2	97.0%
4	Staines	70	65	5	92.9%
5	Ashford North And Stanwell South	36	33	3	91.7%
6	Sunbury East	92	84	8	91.3%
7	Riverside And Laleham	51	46	5	90.2%
8	Shepperton Town	59	53	6	89.8%
9	Staines South	58	52	6	89.7%
10	Sunbury Common	44	39	5	88.6%
11	Ashford East	37	32	5	86.5%
12	Ashford Common	57	49	8	86.0%
13	Ashford Town	42	35	7	83.3%
14	Stanwell North	42	35	7	83.3%

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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 Stanwell North.
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What the data tells us

A 16.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Out Of Borough approves 100.0% of applications while Stanwell North approves just 83.3%. 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 717 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 →