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20/09999/TEST - Permissions in Principle Refused

Proposal

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Feb 2020
✗
Refused
10 Feb 2022
✓
Consultation
23 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
4 Nov 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed

Refused on 10 Feb 2022 · Schedule 1 Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Nov 2026

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1089 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 5 November 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
Permissions in Principle
Postcode
TW18 1XB
Received
6 Feb 2020
Validated
4 Nov 2026
Ward
Staines
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Mar 2022
Decision date
10 Feb 2022
Decision level
Schedule 1 Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
G Richardson

How this decision compares

Decided in 735 days from validation, 677 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 58 for full applications. Refused, as 37% of full applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
137decided 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

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
1 Oct 2026
Consultation
23 Feb 2026
Comments by
15 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