Planning application
Birch House Fairfield Avenue Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from Class E (Office) to Class C3 (Residential) for 28 residential dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 26/00396/PAP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00396/PAP
- Type
- All Other Prior Approval Notifications
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Prior Approved Granted
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Staines
- Parish
- Staines ED
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW18 4AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Spelthorne
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approved Granted
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11 Aug 2026
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 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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