Which ward in Spelthorne has the highest planning approval rate?

Out Of Borough at 100.0% based on 37 decisions.

Which ward in Spelthorne has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ashford North And Stanwell South at 76.9% based on 121 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Spelthorne?

There is a 23.1% 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 23.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,639 real decisions·14 wards·Updated August 2026

86.3% approved overall. But 225 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Spelthorne shifts your odds by up to 23.1%. 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	37	37	0	100.0%
2	Halliford And Sunbury West	77	72	5	93.5%
3	Sunbury East	197	181	16	91.9%
4	Laleham And Shepperton Green	155	141	14	91.0%
5	Riverside And Laleham	106	95	11	89.6%
6	Staines South	110	98	12	89.1%
7	Staines	156	138	18	88.5%
8	Shepperton Town	139	118	21	84.9%
9	Sunbury Common	93	77	16	82.8%
10	Stanwell North	92	76	16	82.6%
11	Ashford Common	137	112	25	81.8%
12	Ashford East	104	84	20	80.8%
13	Ashford Town	110	87	23	79.1%
14	Ashford North And Stanwell South	121	93	28	76.9%

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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 23.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Out Of Borough approves 100.0% of applications while Ashford North And Stanwell South approves just 76.9%. 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 1,639 planning decisions in Spelthorne, January 2020 to August 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 →