Land East Of Robin Way And Waters Drive Staines-upon-Thames Data via plota.co.uk

26/00565/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

TPO034STA/T037, TPO034STA/T036, and TPO034STA/T036 - 3 x Lime trees to remove basal and suckering growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 334 m away: South West London Waterbodies; SSSI about 327 m away: Staines Moor SSSI; National infrastructure project about 62 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area; Green belt about 58 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TW18 4RL
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Staines
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant TPO Consent
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, about the council's usual 44 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
110decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14974563
Planning Portal ref
PP-14974563
Neighbours
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 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