128 Poplar Road South, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3JY Data via plota.co.uk

25/P2422 - Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension (6-8m) - Sch 2, Class A, Part 1 Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Application to determine whether prior approval is required in respect of the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with the following dimensions: Extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 5.5 metres the maximum height of the enlarged part of the dwellinghouse will be 3 metres the height of the eaves of the enlarged part of the dwellinghouse will be 2.75 metres Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
20 Aug 2025
✓
Approved
16 Sept 2025

Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 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 2 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £280,000 in June 2002. Semi-detached house, freehold.

21 June 2002£280,000

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

Work with planning data?

Every application in Merton - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

27 Oct 2026Pending

95 Poplar Road South, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3JZ

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE S...

26/PAHE/2384
2 Jul 2026Approved

83 Poplar Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3JS

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE S...

26/PAHE/1302
18 Jun 2026Approved

26 Poplar Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3JR

APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED EREC...

26/LDCP/1275

Nearby new applications

27 Oct 2026Pending

95 Poplar Road South, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3JZ

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE S...

26/PAHE/2384
26 Oct 2026Pending

71 Maycross Avenue, Morden, Surrey, Merton, SM4 4DF

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE S...

26/PAHE/2365
20 Oct 2026Pending

135 Kenley Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3DN

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE S...

26/PAHE/2363
16 Oct 2026Pending

9 Martin Way, Morden, Surrey, Merton, SM4 5AQ

APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED CHAN...

26/LDCP/2329
13 Oct 2026Pending

MORDEN COURT PARADE London Road, Morden, Merton

APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 9 X SELF CONTAINED FLATS WITHIN PROPOSED ENLARGE...

26/FULL/1859
8 Oct 2026Pending

LAND REAR OF 18 TO 34 CROWN LANE Windermere Avenue, Wimbledon, Merton

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT BLOCK CONTA...

26/FULL/2264

Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension (6-8m) - Sch 2, Class A, Part 1
Postcode
SW19 3JY
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Ward
Merton Park
Parish
Historic
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2025
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
16 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Subsatchi

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 29 days faster than Merton's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,375decided 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

Committee
16 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
42 Grasmere Avenue Wimbledon SW19 3DX
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A…
25/P0705
2025 Approved
42 Grasmere Avenue Wimbledon SW19 3DX
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A…
25/P0705/INVALID
2024 Approved
144 Poplar Road South Wimbledon SW19 3JY
DEMOLITION OF EXISITNG TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSIO…
24/P2419
2024 Withdrawn
128 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JY
ERECTION OF A PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING IN THE REAR GARDEN FOR USE INCIDENTAL TO…
24/P2018/INVALID
2024 Withdrawn
128 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JY
ERECTION OF A PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING IN THE REAR GARDEN FOR USE INCIDENTAL TO…
24/P2018
2023 Approved
48 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF REAR EXTENSION; CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO UTILITY ROOM; ENLARGEMENT OF FRONT…
23/P0238
2022 Approved
152 Poplar Road South London SW19 3JY
ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION
22/P3646
2022 Approved
52 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE/REAR EXTENSION; REAR DORMER AND x3 ROOF LIGHTS TO THE FRON…
22/P2593
2021 Approved
117 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JZ
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
21/P1157
2020 Refused
52 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF A REAR ROOF EXTENSION.
21/P0249
2020 Refused
52 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE REAR ELEVATION
20/P2920
2020 Approved
44 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR & REAR SIDE EXTENSIONS. ERECTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY REAR AN…
20/P2634
2019 Approved
138 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JY
ERECTION OF HIP TO GABLE AND REAR ROOF EXTENSION
19/P3599
2019 Approved
115 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JZ
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION A SI…
19/P3449
2019 Refused
138 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JY
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR A REAR ROOF EXTENSION WITH A JULIETT…
19/P2626
2019 Approved
123 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JZ
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF A HIP TO GABLE ROOF EXTENS…
19/P1209
2018 Approved
123 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JZ
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENS…
18/P1358
2017 Approved
28 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION AND A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO T…
17/P2882
2017 Approved
28 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION AND A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO T…
17/P2882/INVALID
2016 Approved
30 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park SW19 3DX
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE WRAP AROUND EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF 1 x F…
16/P4623
2016 Approved
103 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JZ
ERECTION OF A PARTIAL HIP TO GABLE AND REAR ROOF EXTENSION, REARRANGEMENT OF EXISTING 16…
16/P3165
2017 Approved
103 Poplar Road South Merton Park London SW19 3JZ
APPLICATION FOR NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO ADD 1 x ROOF LIGHT TO FRONT ROOF SLOPE IN LBM…
17/P2085
2017 Approved
36 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park SW19 3DX
PRIOR APPROVAL IN RELATION TO A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, WITH THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIO…
17/P0192
2016 Withdrawn
36 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park London SW19 3DX
PRIOR APPROVAL IN RELATION TO A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, WITH THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIO…
16/P4681
2016 Approved
26 Grasmere Avenue Merton Park SW19 3DX
PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS WIT…
16/P4595
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
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.