Jackson Stop And Staff, 17 - 19 Church Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/PAA1A5/1211 - Prior Approval - Class A1 - A5 (Sui Generis) to Residential - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M Approved

Proposal

Appliucation for prior approval change of use of the existing first floor and rear ground floor office accommodation from Class E to Class C3 residential use 1 no. two-bedroom, three-person apartment (2b3p) and 2 no. two-bedroom, four-person apartments (2b4p). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 22

Statements & assessments 12

PDF planning/uploads/581323261782203428:: ::Planning Statement General Correspondence · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
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PDF planning/uploads/5312961861782203408:: ::Noise Impact Assessment General Correspondence · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF planning/uploads/971115831782203397:: ::Heritage Statement PA General Correspondence · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Wimbledon Village 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 ↗
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 ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 4, BELVEDERE SQUARE (See details for further address information), Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 341 m away: Wimbledon Common; SSSI about 341 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, 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
Prior Approval - Class A1 - A5 (Sui Generis) to Residential - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M
Postcode
SW19 5DQ
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Wolf en Den

How this decision compares

Decided in 97 days from validation, 13 days slower than Merton's median of 84 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
128decided 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

Comments by
8 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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