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Planning appeals in London Borough of Merton

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in London Borough of Merton since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 625 planning appeals in London Borough of Merton since 2016, of which 29% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 28 decisions, 25% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 24 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

636

appeals on record since 2016

29%

of decided appeals allowed

24 wks

median receipt to decision

28

decisions in the last 12 months, 25% allowed

By appeal type

Householder247 decided
36% allowed
Minor269 decided
24% allowed
Major23 decided
35% allowed
Commercial13 decided
46% allowed
Enforcement45 decided
7% allowed
Other36 decided
33% allowed
Not classified3 decided
0% allowed

By procedure

Written representations622 decided
28% allowed
Hearings11 decided
55% allowed
Inquiries3 decided
33% allowed

Latest decisions in London Borough of Merton

  1. Dismissed23 October 2026· minor6006717
    71 Leamington Avenue, Morden, SM4 4DQ

    demolition of an outbuilding and erection of a new 2-bedroom 3- person flat

  2. Dismissed21 October 2026· minor6008957
    18, West Place, London, SW19 4UH

    The demolition of the existing two storey dwelling and associated garages at 18 West Place, and replacement with a two-storey detached dwelling with garage and associated works

  3. Notice upheld21 September 20263364443
    31 Glebe Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3DZ
  4. Allowed7 August 2026· minor6007543
    11B Calonne Road, Merton, Wimbledon, SW19 8HH

    the demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling with basement and associated works without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 25/P1511, dated 15 September 2025

  5. Dismissed17 July 2026· advert6006955
    35 Kingston Road, London, SW19 1JW

    the replacement of the existing advertisement panel with 1 x internally illuminated digital advertisement display panel

  6. Dismissed10 July 2026· householder6003800
    117 Cambridge Road, London, SW20 0PU

    two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, and alterations to the dormer, including the installation of rooflights at the front and rear of the property

  7. Dismissed10 July 20266003207
    86 Tavistock Crescent, Mitcham, CR4 1QG

    change of use from a Class C4 (Houses in Multiple Occupation) to Sui Generis (Houses in Multiple Occupation) with 7 residents

  8. Allowed10 July 2026· householder6003168
    29 Kingswood Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3ND

    for the erection of a rear dormer L shaped roof extension above the existing main roof & outrigger, raising the main ridge height, the erection of a single storey rear extension with pitched roof, erection of an outbuilding in rear garden with flat roof, addition of two front rooflights & the removal of the rear chimney

  9. Dismissed8 July 20266004340
    Dawud Apartments, 33 Graham Road, Mitcham, CR4 2HB

    erection of outbuilding to provide 1no. one-bedroom flat

  10. Dismissed2 June 2026· householder6002948
    47 Faraday Road,, Wimbledon, London, SW19 8PE

    the construction of a two-storey rear extension of 2.5m over the ground floor, at first and second floor level to provide enhanced bedroom and bathroom space

  11. Planning permission granted29 May 2026· enforcement3350509
    45 Gladstone Road, London, SW19 1QU

    without planning permission and within the last four years, the erection of a roof extension including hip-to-gable, 2 rear dormers and the raising of the roof ridgeline

  12. Allowed27 March 2026· householder6001906
    22 Conway Gardens, Conway Gardens, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1QA

    Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.5m long and 3.5m high with eaves height at maximum 3m

  13. Dismissed11 March 2026· minor3375275
    74A College Road, London, SW19 2BS

    proposal of change of use from C3 (residential dwelling) to C4 (small HMO)

  14. Dismissed11 March 2026· ldc3345370
    Flat 3, 121 Edgehill Road, Mitcham, CR4 2HZ

    ‘The use of flat 3 as a C4 small HMO’

  15. Notice varied and upheld11 March 2026· enforcement3332959
    205 London Road, Morden, SM4 5PT

    Without planning permission and within the last four years: (i) the unauthorised erection of a rear roof extension on the Land; and (ii) the unauthorised erection of a single storey rear/side extension on the Land

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.