Planning application
49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from office/retail (Use Class E) to 4 residential units (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00961/PAP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00961/PAP
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Staines
- Parish
- Staines ED
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW18 4QR
Comment by 14 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Spelthorne through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Spelthorne register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00474/RVC Granted
49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) imposed upon planning permission 24/01103/FUL, for the installation of new windows at first floor level on the south and east elevations of the building to facilitate new office space, to allow for alterations to the approved window location / size
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26/00469/RVC Granted
49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 24/00819/FUL for the Installation of new windows at first floor level on the west elevation to facilitate new office space, to allow for alterations the window location and size on west elevation
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24/01103/FUL Granted
49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Installation of new windows at first floor level on the south and east elevations of the building to facilitate new office space.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Spelthorne
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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
Dimensions- Planning&Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
273 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 66% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- ACKPAO PRIOR APPROVAL (ALL OTHERS) ACK
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- FEECALCULATION
- ATTACHMENTSUMMARY
- EXISTING DRAWINGS
- NIA- 49-51 HIGH ST STAINES TW18 4QR
- PROPOSED PLANS
- 49 - 51 HIGH STREET STAINES TW18 4QR
- DAYLIGHT-SUNLIGHT-49-51-HIGH-STREET
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Spelthorne for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Spelthorne's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 24/00819/FUL for the Installation of new windows at first floor level on the west elevation to facilitate new office space, to allow for alterations the window location and size on west elevation
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49 - 51 High Street Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4QR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) imposed upon planning permission 24/01103/FUL, for the installation of new windows at first floor level on the south and east elevations of the building to facilitate new office space, to allow for alterations to the approved window location / size
Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 8 docs