Trinity St Marys CE Primary School, 6 Balham Park Road (Land to the rear of 222 Balham High Road SW12 9BS) Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1452 - Application for Full Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from outdoor play area (Class F1) to residential garden (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Validated
12 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Standard · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Wandsworth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 88 m away: Balham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wandsworth
Application type
Application for Full Permission
Postcode
SW12 9BS
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Trinity
Case officer
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Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Standard
Applicant
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Agent
NL Jones Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 4 days faster than Wandsworth's median of 48 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
158decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wandsworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Wandsworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wandsworth ranks #172 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wandsworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #168 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #172 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #124 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
680 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
2,062
Total decisions
206 refused in the year to March 2026