174 Claremont Avenue, New Malden, Surrey, Merton, KT3 6QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/0681 - Full Planning Permission Pending Decision
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6 person HMO (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
14 Apr 2026
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Received
15 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 174. The consultation period closed on 20 May 2026.

Documents 30

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning-Statement Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Proposed-and-Existing Plans and Elevations Plans · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed-and-existing-site-plan Plans · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO Management Plan - 174 Claremont Avenue.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 174-Claremont-Avenue-Approved Site Plan.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 24

PDF Photo Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Letter. General Correspondence · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF inspection-report Supporting/Supplementary Info · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF first-floor-room-3 Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF first-floor-ensuite-for-room Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF first-floor-broom-4 Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ground-floor-new-staircase-and-entrance Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF loft-ensuite-Room Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF loft-ensuite-room Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF loft-ensuite-room Photos/Imagery · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF -inspection-report Supporting/Supplementary Info · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Welcome-Package-and-Initial-notice Supporting/Supplementary Info · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF planning/uploads/8953321831783074015:: ::email EOT correpondence 03 07 2026 General Correspondence · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF JML-London-Property-HMO-Supporting-Marketing-Letter Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF site-notice-photo-2 Photos/Imagery · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF site-notice-photo-1 Photos/Imagery · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Welcome Package and Initial notice.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF inspection report 174 Claremont Avenue KT3 6QP.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026 02 03 inspection report 174 Claremont Avenue New Malden KT3 6QP.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 234 m away: Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £620,000 in October 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

6 October 2025£620,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
KT3 6QP
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
West Barnes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
HuaYu Planning
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 174, past the statutory target. 57% of changes of use in Merton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

Day 174118 days past the 56-day target
29%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
123decided 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

Comments by
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 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 Approved
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ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
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2024 Refused
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2024 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
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2016 Approved
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ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION
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2016 Withdrawn
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ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR CONSERVATORY
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2016 Approved
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2016 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.