Rooftop Telecomms Eqiuipment 3355, BURGHLEY HOUSE Somerset Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/REG5/1776 - Telecommunications Licence - Regulation 5 Decided
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Telecoms reg 5 application for the existing 9 x antennas to be removed and replaced by proposed 12 x antennas (top of proposed antennas 37.10m agl) existing 11 x ers to be removed and replaced proposed 18 x erss proposed 1 x 300Ø dish to be added (c/l 35.80m agl) existing cabinet to be removed and replaced by proposed cabinet Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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No Further Action
22 Sept 2026

No Further Action on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 7

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.
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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 494 m away: Wimbledon Common; SSSI 494 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 21 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Telecommunications Licence - Regulation 5
Postcode
SW19 5JB
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
No Further Action
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clarke Telecom

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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%).

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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