29-35 High Street Shepperton TW17 9AB Data via plota.co.uk

25/00866/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

The erection of an additional storey and rear extension to create 14 total residential units (including the re-configuration of 6 existing units) and internal alterations to Unit C on the ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
11 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
23 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
16 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
6 May 2026

Refused on 16 Oct 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Spelthorne Planning Committee on 15 Oct 2025.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the housing benefits outweighed impacts on character, amenity, parking and separation distances.
  • Residents raised concerns about overdevelopment, privacy, daylight, amenity space, parking, highways, noise and construction impacts.
  • The committee refused the application by 13 votes to 1 because it considered the scheme overdevelopment with harmful density, amenity and parking effects.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer advice, public views, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Spelthorne's committee minutes of 15 Oct 2025.

Documents 37

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1783 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Shepperton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area91 m² (980 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnclosed end-terrace maisonette, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TW17 9AB
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Jul 2025
Ward
Shepperton Town
Parish
Laleham And Shepperton ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 6 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004503 ↗
Agent
Chapman Lily Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 97 days from validation, 40 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 57 for full applications. Refused, as 38% of full applications here are.

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

172comments received
168 objecting1 neutral3 supporting

98% object · above the UK average of 74%

186 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13476278
Planning Portal ref
PP-13476278
Neighbours
3 Oct 2025
Consultation
23 Jul 2025
Comments by
13 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2025
Committee
15 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
10 Oct 2025
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.