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26/01102/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of underground and ground mounted structures to support electrical connection and communication cables with temporary construction compounds, and associated infrastructure and works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2026
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Consultation
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 31 Dec 2026, from Spelthorne's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

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Documents 29

Consultation & comments 23

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 309 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is about 309 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Green belt about 12 m away: London; Inside the Shepperton Green built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 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
Full Application
Postcode
TW17 0QR
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides full applications by day 57.

Day 948 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
138decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15215370
Planning Portal ref
PP-15215370
Consultation
28 Oct 2026
Comments by
18 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Jan 2027
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