Thameside House South Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00897/PAP - All Other Prior Approval Notifications Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for the Change of use from Class E (Offices) to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 60 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Obelisk to North of Railway Bridge, Grade II, 32 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1887 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Conservation area 92 m away: Staines Conservation Area; Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area; Flood defence 49 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
All Other Prior Approval Notifications
Postcode
TW18 4PR
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Staines
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approved Granted
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Momentum Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 61% of changes of use here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14809438
Planning Portal ref
PP-14809438
Neighbours
4 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Spelthorne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#155 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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