166 London Road, Morden, Merton, SM4 5AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/1736 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and creation of new homes on the site in the form of houses and flats comprising a five storey block of flats at the front with a ground floor commercial unit (Class E) and three separate blocks of two and three storey courtyard houses to the rear with associated landscaping, blue badge parking, refuse storage, cycle parking and highways works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from Merton's recent commercial and major works. Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 91

Statements & assessments 25

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Plans & drawings 47

PDF PROPOSED TYPICAL CYCLE STORE.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DETAIL ELEVATION 01.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DETAIL ELEVATION 03.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DETAIL ELEVATION 02.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTHERN ELEVATION OF MIDDLE BUILDINGS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT BUILDING SECTION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED COURTYARD SHORT SECTION 02.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG FLANK ELEVATION 02.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT BUILDING REAR ELEVATION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG FLANK ELEVATION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG SITE SECTION 02.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG FLANK SECTION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR BLOCK REAR ELEVATION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG SITE SECTION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LONG SITE CONTEXT SECTION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHORT COURTYARD SECTION 01.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT CONTEXT ELEVATION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR BLOCK ELEVATIONS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT BLOCK FOURTH FLOOR LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT BLOCK THIRD FLOOR LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT BLOCK SECOND FLOOR LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT BLOCK FIRST FLOOR LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WESTERN BLOCK LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REAR BLOCK TYPICAL LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EASTERN BLOCK LAYOUTS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS 03.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT BLOCK DETAIL LAYOUT.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS 04.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS 02.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN WITH EXISTING.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS 01.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONTEXT GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT BUILDING PLANS.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT GA.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN.pdf Plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗
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Other documents 17

PDF Viability-Appraisal-Appendix-2 Supporting/Supplementary Info · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Viability-Appraisal-Appendix-3 Supporting/Supplementary Info · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗
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PDF Appendix E.pdf Supporting Document Planning Public · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix D.xlsx Supporting Document Planning Public · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix C.pdf Supporting Document Planning Public · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix A.pdf Supporting Document Planning Public · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix B.pdf Supporting Document Planning Public · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area; Town centre about 24 m away: Morden.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 September 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SM4 5AT
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Merton Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MJP Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides commercial and major works by day 89.

Day 3851 days to the predicted decision (day 89)
37%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 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