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26/PAA1A5/0686 - Prior Approval - Class E1, C1, C2/C2A and D2 to State-Funded School (Class F1(a)) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class T Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior approval change of use of part of the ground and first floor of the rear unit from retail (Class E) to 1 x self-contained flat (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 27

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - Prior Approval (Class E - Commercial, Business and Service to Class C3 - Residential) - Prior Approval Given Decision Notice · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF planning/uploads/568023781777042938:: ::Planning Statement General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/8410051441777042936:: ::Internal Daylight Assessment General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/4529637331777042849:: ::Transport Technical Note General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 15

PDF planning/uploads/391203751777042931:: ::Existing West Elevation General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/2809541777042929:: ::Existing Roof Plan General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/152309721777042920:: ::Existing Front North Elevation General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/901400151777042910:: ::Site Location Plan General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/961206731777042904:: ::Proposed West Elevation General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/781493201777042901:: ::Proposed Site Plan General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/26821821777042896:: ::Proposed Section 1 General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/281979171777042889:: ::Proposed Front North Elevation General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/83863411777042877:: ::Existing South West Elevation General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/511366171777042873:: ::Existing Site Plan General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/30802831777042869:: ::Existing Section 2 General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/0879451777042865:: ::Existing Section 1 General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/70871051777042842:: ::Proposed South West Elevation General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/23790311777042838:: ::Proposed Section 2 General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/19796301777042832:: ::Proposed Roof Plan General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF planning/uploads/19994811777042925:: ::Existing Ground Floor General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/58870111777042918:: ::Existing Basement Floor General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/281071091777042894:: ::Proposed Ground Floor General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/63910731777042887:: ::Proposed First Floor General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/37859961777042885:: ::Proposed Basement Floor General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/93864851777042860:: ::Existing First Floor General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/701978641777042855:: ::Covering Letter General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/634631811777042853:: ::ApplicationFormRedacted General Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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: Merton 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 ↗
Town centre: Mitcham
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 26 m away: Mitcham Cricket Green; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
Merton
Application type
Prior Approval - Class E1, C1, C2/C2A and D2 to State-Funded School (Class F1(a)) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class T
Postcode
CR4 3NB
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Cricket Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 41 days faster than Merton's median of 84 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
128decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Refused
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2017 Approved
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Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Merton ranks #196 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
Merton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #135 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #158 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #196 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #139 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
1,079
Total decisions
115 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings