Planning application
Development Site At Former The Old Telephone Exchange Elmsleigh Road Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PN
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Variation of Conditions 1 (approved plans), 11 (Residential Travel Plan), 13 (EV charging details), 14 (flood mitigation), 15 (finished floor levels and flood mitigation details) and 21 (landscaping details) associated with planning permission 24/01268/RVC (Variation of Condition 2 (plan numbers) relating to planning permission 20/01199/FUL for the demolition of the former Masonic Hall and redevelopment of the site to provide 206 dwellings together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works) to amend the layout of the ground floor area, reconfigure bicycle and car parking areas to provide a new communal amenity space, lounge and co-working facilities, install a handrail to the existing wall of the podium communal garden, and make associated updates to the approved Residential Travel Plan, EV charging provision, flood mitigation details and landscaping plans
As published by the council, reference 26/00032/RVC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00032/RVC
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- TW18 4PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Spelthorne
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1 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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