Land To The South Of Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00597/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Highways improvement works to Wheatsheaf Lane including formation of a new access to Land South of Wheatsheaf Lane, and engineering operations including reprofiling of existing land levels in order to improve flood attenuation and storage capacity. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Sept 2026, 20:22

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Application progress

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Received

8 Jun 2026

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Validated

24 Jun 2026

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Consultation

16 Jul 2026

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Refused

23 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 171

Consultation & comments 161

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1621 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project.

Not affected

No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Spelthorne
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: TW18 2LW
Received: 8 Jun 2026
Validated: 24 Jun 2026
Ward: Riverside And Laleham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Sept 2026
Decision: Application Refused
Decision date: 23 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 35 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 36% of full applications here are.

This one91d

Council56d

UK56d

51%decided within 8 weeks

64%approved

86decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Public comments

136comments received

132 objecting2 neutral2 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

168 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14986969
Planning Portal ref: PP-14986969
Neighbours: 14 Jul 2026
Consultation: 16 Jul 2026
Comments by: 6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025

92 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

First-floor extension with raised roof to create a habitable first floor, incorporating f…

25/01183/HOU 29 Sep 2025

2025

92 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

First-floor extension with raised roof to create a habitable first floor, incorporating f…

25/01183/HOU 29 Sep 2025

2025 Refused

24 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Demolition of existing rear/side extension and construction of a raised roof and rear ext…

25/00534/HOU 11 Jun 2025

2025 Refused

24 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Demolition of existing rear/side extension and construction of a raised roof and rear ext…

25/00534/HOU 11 Jun 2025

2023 Approved

Riverbank Opposite 80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

Retrospective planning application for the retention of a landing stage. (as shown on loc…

23/01561/FUL 15 Mar 2024

2023 Approved

Riverbank Opposite 80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

Retrospective planning application for the retention of a landing stage. (as shown on loc…

23/01561/FUL 15 Mar 2024

2023 Approved

14 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Hip to gable loft conversion with two front dormers and three rear dormers; alterations t…

23/01359/HOU 13 Dec 2023

2023 Approved

14 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Hip to gable loft conversion with two front dormers and three rear dormers; alterations t…

23/01359/HOU 13 Dec 2023

2023 Withdrawn

14 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Erection of single storey side and rear extension; Loft conversion facilitated by increas…

23/00818/HOU 9 Aug 2023

2023 Withdrawn

14 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Erection of single storey side and rear extension; Loft conversion facilitated by increas…

23/00818/HOU 9 Aug 2023

2023 Refused

14 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Single storey side and rear extension; Loft conversion, facilitated by increase in ridge…

23/00296/HOU 3 May 2023

2023 Refused

14 Riverside Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW

Single storey side and rear extension; Loft conversion, facilitated by increase in ridge…

23/00296/HOU 3 May 2023

2022 Approved

78 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

The erection of a single storey 'link' extension between the existing dwelling and garage.

22/01475/HOU 16 Dec 2022

2022 Approved

78 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

The erection of a single storey 'link' extension between the existing dwelling and garage.

22/01475/HOU 16 Dec 2022

2022 Approved

80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

Minor amendment to planning application 22/00642/HOU for garage layout alterations

22/00642/AMD 13 Sep 2022

2022 Approved

80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

Minor amendment to planning application 22/00642/HOU for garage layout alterations

22/00642/AMD 13 Sep 2022

2022 Refused

80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

New roof extension over existing single storey side extension and extension to an existin…

22/00905/HOU 5 Sep 2022

2022 Refused

80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

New roof extension over existing single storey side extension and extension to an existin…

22/00905/HOU 5 Sep 2022

2022 Approved

80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

Erection of new outbuilding to front of property

22/00642/HOU 27 Jul 2022

2022 Approved

80 Thames Side Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HF

Erection of new outbuilding to front of property

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2016 Approved

77 Thames Side Staines Upon Thames Surrey TW18 2HF

Consultation by adjoining authority

RU.16/1889 13 Dec 2016

2016 Approved

77 Thames Side Staines Upon Thames Surrey TW18 2HF

Consultation by Spelthorne Borough Council for erection of 2-storey side and rear extensi…

RU.16/1624 13 Oct 2016

2016 Approved

26 Riverside Close, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2LW

Retention of two storey replacement dwelling providing 4 bedrooms with a single storey re…

16/01350/FUL 15 Sep 2016

2016

77 Thames Side, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2HF

Erection of 2-storey side and rear extensions, formation of new roof to create a 2-storey…

16/01529/HOU 12 Sep 2016

2016 Refused

26 Riverside Close, Staines-upon-Thames, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2LW,

Retention of two storey replacement dwelling providing 4 bedrooms with a single storey re…

16/00556/FUL 12 Jul 2016

Spelthorne

Planning Authority Score

4.9/10

Below average

#155 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Spelthorne ranks #124 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Spelthorne decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

81%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #258 of 296

88%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #225 of 296

70%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #124 of 296

35%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #106 of 296

57%

Minor dwellings approved

67 decided (1-9 homes)

57%

Major dwellings approved

7 decided (10+ homes)

46%

Change of use approved

26 decided

634

Total decisions

122 refused in the year to March 2026

Land To The South Of Wheatsheaf Lane Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2LW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 171

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 5

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 161

Other documents 1

Site constraints 4

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Public comments

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