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26/00276/CPD - Cert. of Lawful Proposed Use and Dev Refused

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) as a residential home for up to 3 no. adults to receive care on site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Refused
10 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 142 m away: Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Cert. of Lawful Proposed Use and Dev
Postcode
TW18 1JD
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Staines South
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse Cert Lawful Prop Use/Dev
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
TPP LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 156 days from validation, 100 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 31% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14788688
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
8 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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