Planning application
Friendship House 49 - 51 Gresham Road Staines-upon-Thames
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Sub-division of the existing third floor residential unit into two residential units, third floor rear extension, first floor rear terrace, alterations to external openings
As published by the council, reference 26/00820/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00820/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Staines
- Parish
- Staines ED
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Spelthorne register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00944/PAP Awaiting decision
Friendship House 49 - 51 Gresham Road Staines-upon-Thames
Change of use of ground, first and second floors from office use class E to class C3 residential dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Spelthorne
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Spelthorne took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Austin Lebbon Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Petersfield
Active · incorporated 2021 · Petersfield
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Spelthorne for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Spelthorne decided full applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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