Development Site At Former The Old Telephone Exchange Elmsleigh Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00032/RVC - Removal or Variation of Condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 1 (approved plans), 11 (Residential Travel Plan), 13 (EV charging details), 14 (flood mitigation), 15 (finished floor levels and flood mitigation details) and 21 (landscaping details) associated with planning permission (Variation of Condition 2 (plan numbers) relating to planning permission for the demolition of the former Masonic Hall and redevelopment of the site to provide 206 dwellings together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works) to amend the layout of the ground floor area, reconfigure bicycle and car parking areas to provide a new communal amenity space, lounge and co-working facilities, install a handrail to the existing wall of the podium communal garden, and make associated updates to the approved Residential Travel Plan, EV charging provision, flood mitigation details and landscaping plans… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 28 Jul 2026.

Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Removal or Variation of Condition
Postcode
TW18 4PN
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
hgh Consulting

Public comments

No public comments yet.

71 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14515837
Neighbours
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Press notice
8 Jul 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 performance
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