47 Stirling Close, Streatham, London, Merton, SW16 5HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/SEC73/1627 - Variation/Removal of Condition - Section 73 Pending Decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and boundary walls; formation of new dropped kerbs; construction of 9houses together with car parking spaces, bin and cycle stores and hard and soft landscaping. S73 application for the variation of condition 2 of application to allow for changes to roof and dormer, porch, projecting window cladding and coping materals, window and door paint colour, patio and alley surfacing and extent of vertical brickwork detailing together with omission of rooflights to master bedrooms and second floor stair areas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 28 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 8 Nov 2026, from Merton's recent changes of use.

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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
Variation/Removal of Condition - Section 73
Postcode
SW16 5HH
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Goldstein Heather

Decision outlook

Day 86, past the statutory target. 55% of changes of use in Merton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 8630 days past the 56-day target
32%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
139decided 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
28 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