115 School Road Ashford TW15 2AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00017/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens care home (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Consultation
10 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026
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Committee
26 May 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Spelthorne Planning Committee on 26 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the care home would not harm the area, neighbours or highways, subject to conditions.
  • Objectors raised concerns about parking, traffic, noise, disturbance, character and safety, while the supporter described the home’s safeguards and facilities.
  • The committee approved the application with changes to the conditions limiting residents and securing parking arrangements.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, debate, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Spelthorne's committee minutes of 26 May 2026.

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Common built-up area; Green belt 82 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £467,000 in June 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

30 June 2021£467,000
14 May 2018£420,000
27 February 2004£218,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TW15 2AL
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Ashford East
Parish
Ashford ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HOMZ UK

How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, 27 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 56 for changes of use. 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

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14604425
Neighbours
17 Apr 2026
Consultation
10 Feb 2026
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
11 Feb 2026
Committee
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use