32 Bathgate Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5PJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/LDCP/2144 - Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Section 192 Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate in respect of the proposed erection of a single storey full-width rear extension with three skylights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Merton's recent extensions. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 8

Bathgate Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Bathgate Road
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 472 m away: Wimbledon Common; SSSI about 472 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; Inside the Merton built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land about 26 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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 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
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Section 192
Postcode
SW19 5PJ
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Augustus Brown Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides extensions by day 62.

Day 755 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
45%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,142decided 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
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 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