96 Groveley Road Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00575/CLD - Cert of Lawful Use and Development Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing development and use for a ground floor rear extension, roof alterations including a rear roof dormer and a hip to gable conversion with insertion of rooflights, and use as a small HMO (use class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
10 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Sunbury-on-Thames built-up area; Green belt 54 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £430,000 in October 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

10 October 2025£430,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
18 April 2007£282,000
4 February 2000£130,000

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

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Cert of Lawful Use and Development
Postcode
TW16 7LB
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Sunbury Common
Parish
Sunbury Common And Ashford Common ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse Cert of Lawful Use/Dev
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Eade Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 13 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 39% of changes of use here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
47decided 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

7comments received
7 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14977436
Neighbours
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
3 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use