Friendship House 49 - 51 Gresham Road Staines-upon-Thames Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground, first and second floors from office use class E to class C3 residential dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Spelthorne's recent changes of use.
Documents 7
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2019, 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
- All Other Prior Approval Notifications
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Staines
- Parish
- Staines ED
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Austin Lebbon Architecture Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 31 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15193542
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15193542
- Neighbours
- 14 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
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.
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The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.