97D Feltham Road Ashford TW15 1BS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00711/CLD - Cert of Lawful Use and Development Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of the first floor two bed flat at 97D Feltham Road as a separate unit of residential accommodation for an uninterrupted period of four years (flat originally part of 97a). As shown on drawing no's: 2614_PL_01 and 2614_PL_02 received 08.07.2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 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 Ashford (Spelthorne) built-up area; Green belt 44 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.

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Cert of Lawful Use and Development
Postcode
TW15 1BS
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Ashford East
Parish
Ashford ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Cert of Lawful Use/Dev
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Roger Angus

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 9 days faster than Spelthorne's median of 54 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 87% of lawful development certificates here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15062879
Neighbours
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
15 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