St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01009/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO 030 STA - G001- 20 x Limes - Crown reduction, crown lifting and crown thinning to shrink overall height and spread of the canopy, remove lower branches and inner branches and re pollard back to previous cuts. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Spelthorne's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SATELITE PLAN TREES Other Documents · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKTPO ACK LETTER FOR TPO Correspondence · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Welsh School
List entry 1204676 · 7 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ashford (Spelthorne) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 30 September 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TW15 3DZ
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Ashford North And Stanwell South
Parish
Stanwell And Stanwell Moor ED
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
St James Boys School

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 45.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
71decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Spelthorne in the last twelve months, from validation. Spelthorne decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15254101
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to the Grade II Listed Armstrong House (…
25/00220/LBC
2025 Approved
Internal alterations to the Grade II Listed Armstrong House (headteachers house) and repl…
25/00219/FUL
2025 Approved
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to the Grade II Listed Armstrong House (…
25/00220/LBC
2025 Approved
Internal alterations to the Grade II Listed Armstrong House (headteachers house) and repl…
25/00219/FUL
2021 Approved
Discharge of condition 8 in relation to Community use agreement for Planning Permission 1…
19/00428/DC4
2021 Approved
TPO30/STA -G1-20 x Lime (Shown on sketch map) reduce crown of to 4m in height and 4m in w…
21/01567/TPO
2021 Approved
Discharge of condition 10 in relation planning permission 19/00428/FUL 9 (Issue sheet and…
19/00428/DC5
2021 Approved
Discharge of condition 14 - Arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan
19/00428/DC3
2020 Approved
Amendment for cladding panels relating to planning permission 19/00428/FUL
19/00428/AMD2
2020 Approved
Amendment for cladding panels relating to planning permission 19/00428/FUL
19/00428/AMD2
2020 Approved
Discharge of conditions 4 contaminated land, 6 renewables, 9 Suds conditions 6 and 9 disc…
19/00428/DCE1
2020 Approved
Discharge of conditions 4 contaminated land, 6 renewables, 9 Suds conditions 6 and 9 disc…
19/00428/DCE1
2020 Approved
Discharge Condition 3 - Materials
19/00428/DC2
2020 Approved
Discharge Condition 3 - Materials
19/00428/DC2
2019 Approved
Minor Amendment to the previous application for the erection of new sports hall facility…
19/00428/AMD
2019 Approved
Minor Amendment to the previous application for the erection of new sports hall facility…
19/00428/AMD
2019 Approved
Erection of new sports hall facility to include 4 no. badminton courts, fitness suite, 2…
19/00428/FUL
2019 Approved
Erection of new sports hall facility to include 4 no. badminton courts, fitness suite, 2…
19/00428/FUL
2018 Approved
Retention of temporary classroom for a further period of 5 years.
18/00440/FUL
2018 Approved
TPO30/STA/G1 - Lime x20 reduce crown to 4m in height and 4m spread
18/00022/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020
St James School , Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ
Discharge of conditions 4 contaminated land, 6 renewables, 9 Suds
19/00428/DC1
2020
St James School , Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ
Discharge of conditions 4 contaminated land, 6 renewables, 9 Suds
19/00428/DC1
2017 Approved
St James School , Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings