Land At Watersplash Farm Gaston Bridge Road And Fordbridge Road Shepperton Surrey TW16 6AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00936/SCRVC - SCC Removal or Variation of Condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed extraction of concreting aggregate from land at watersplash farm together with the erection of processing plant and associated mineral infrastructure, the provision of a new access from the Gaston Bridge Road/Green Lane roundabout, restoration involving the importation of inert restoration materials to agriculture, flood meadows, lake and reed beds with public access, on a site of 28 ha, and temporary diversion of public footpath 53 for the duration of operations without compliance with Condition 5 (plans and drawings), Condition 32 (reinstatement of footpath), Condition 42 (final restoration contours) and Condition 44 (stages of restoration) of planning permission ref: dated 12 March 2020. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Nov 2026, from Spelthorne's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Sunbury-on-Thames built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
SCC Removal or Variation of Condition
Postcode
TW16 6AU
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides commercial premises by day 55.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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