30 Brooklands Avenue, Wimbledon Park, London, Merton, SW19 8ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/LDCP/1565 - Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Section 192 Approved

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed replacement rear dormer roof extension and rooflights on front roof slope Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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 about 299 m away: Lower Wandle
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
National infrastructure project about 1241 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 34 m away.
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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,006,000 in August 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

20 August 2025£1,006,000
1 October 2004£430,000
26 May 2000£265,000

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

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Section 192
Postcode
SW19 8ER
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Wimbledon Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Issue Certificate of Lawfulness
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Raw Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 10 days faster than Merton's median of 62 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,170decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.