Planning application
Birch House Fairfield Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4AB
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval notification for the change of use from offices (B1a) to residential (C3) comprising 25 flats (as shown on plan no's (SK)022 P1, (SK)023, (SK)021 P1, (SK) 020 P1, (SK) 019 P1, (SK)017 P1, (SK)018 P1, (SK) 015 P2 rec'd 08.07.2021 , Amended plan (SK)016 P5 rec'd 11.08.2021
As published by the council, reference 21/01151/PDO
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01151/PDO
- Type
- PD Office Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Prior Approved Granted
- Received
- 8 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2021
- Ward
- Staines
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW18 4AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2021
Received by Spelthorne
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2 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approved Granted
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31 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Fleet
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24 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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