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Spelthorne Museum And Staines Library Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PH

26/01146/FULAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of the former public library unit and museum to an indoor children's soft play centre, with an ancillary cafe and waiting lounge serving pre-prepared cakes and pastries and hot and cold drinks. No cooking facilities on the premises and no extraction flue is proposed.

Received
2 November 2026
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Spelthorne Museum And Staines Library Staines-upon-Thames TW18 4PH. Spelthorne has handled 2,770 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the TW18 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TW18 4PH

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Brownfield land register: Tothill Carpark, Elmsleigh RoadRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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