Memorial Gardens Market Square Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4SD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00739/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

New children's play facility with associated railings, seating, flooring and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026, from Spelthorne's recent full applications.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Conservation area 8 m away: Staines Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 280 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area.
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
Full Application
Postcode
TW18 4SD
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Staines
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 4511 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
86decided 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

6comments received
1 objecting5 supporting

83% support · above the UK average of 16%

47 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14957990
Planning Portal ref
PP-14957990
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 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:
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