Land At Orchard Close Ashford TW15 1JD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00933/OUT - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline application with access, layout and scale to be assessed, for the erection of a detached two-storey 3/4 bedroom dwelling with associated access, parking, cycle and refuse storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
5 Oct 2026
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Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Spelthorne's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
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 1832 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Ashford (Spelthorne) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. 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
Outline Application
Postcode
TW15 1JD
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Ashford Common
Parish
Ashford ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Beasley Dickson Architects

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Public comments

13comments received
12 objecting1 neutral

92% object · above the UK average of 74%

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14994389
Planning Portal ref
PP-14994389
Neighbours
9 Oct 2026
Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Spelthorne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#155 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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