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26/00436/CPD - Cert. of Lawful Proposed Use and Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development for the conversion of roof space to habitable use including a rear dormer, hip to gable side roof and 3 front roof lights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Spelthorne AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1285 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Ashford (Spelthorne) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £580,000 in May 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

21 May 2021£580,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area149 m² (1,604 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Cert. of Lawful Proposed Use and Dev
Postcode
TW15 2BB
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Ashford East
Parish
Ashford ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Cert Lawful Prop Use/Dev
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 10 days faster than Spelthorne's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
353decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
23 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.