Harlequin Temple Gardens Staines-upon-thames Surrey TW18 3NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00824/MIS - Miscellaneous Application Approved

Proposal

Runnymede Borough Council neighbouring authority consultation in relation to a retrospective application for detached outbuilding, as built summerhouse adjacent to the river, used as AirBnB. (Runnymede reference: ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1656 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Flood defence about 24 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area; Green belt about 50 m away: London.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,050,000 in February 2014. Detached house, freehold.

14 February 2014£1,050,000

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
Miscellaneous Application
Postcode
TW18 3NQ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Out Of Borough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 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

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