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25/P2881 - Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Section 192 Approved

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate in respect of the proposed erection of a rear dormer roof extension and X2 front rooflights and erection of a single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
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Approved
20 Nov 2025

Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

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Statements & assessments 1

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Plans & drawings 3

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Application forms 2

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Other documents 2

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (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. 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, 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 £260,000 in August 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

12 August 2005£260,000

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

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Section 192
Postcode
SW17 9JL
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Graveney
Parish
Historic
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2025
Decision
Issue Certificate of Lawfulness
Decision date
20 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Fast Plans

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 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
20 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2025
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.