Planning application
Phillip Smith And Company Limited Burma House Station Path Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval notification for a change of use of a building from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service Use) to a use falling within Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to form 9 self-contained residential units.
As published by the council, reference 26/00062/PAP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00062/PAP
- Type
- All Other Prior Approval Notifications
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Prior Approved Granted
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Staines
- Parish
- Staines ED
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW18 4LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Spelthorne
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approved Granted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London
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Spelthorne granted permission on 19 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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