The London Car Wash Company, 370 - 374 London Road, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4EA Data via plota.co.uk

26/DOC/1403 - Discharge of Planning Conditions Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of condition 4 (surface treatment) 0f application for change of use from hand Car Wash to residential use involving the erection of a new 4 storey building comprising 2 xcommercial units at ground floor level and 3 x 1 bed, 3 x 2 and 2x 3 bed flats on the upper floors with associated cycle parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - Discharge of Conditions - Approve General Correspondence View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Site-Layout-Ground-Floor-Landscape-24_07_2026 Plans View ↗ PDF Floor Plan - Level 1 Supporting/Supplementary Info View ↗ PDF Site Layout - Ground Floor & Landscape Supporting/Supplementary Info View ↗ PDF Site Layout - Ground Floor & Landscape Supporting/Supplementary Info View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Materials-24_07_2026 Supporting/Supplementary Info View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 57 m away: Mitcham Cricket Green; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

1 November 2024£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Discharge of Planning Conditions
Postcode
CR4 4EA
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Discharge Of Conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
IOL Group

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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21/P4129/INVALID
2024 Refused
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CHANGE OF USE OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FLEXIBLE COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE AT GROUND FLOOR…
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2024 Refused
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CHANGE OF USE OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FLEXIBLE COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE AT GROUND FLOOR…
24/P1387/INVALID
2023 Approved
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2024
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24/P0247
2024
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FULL PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO ADDITIONAL STOREYS TO DRIVE HOUSE TO PR…
24/P0247/INVALID
2023 Approved
Justin Plaza 2 341 London Road Mitcham CR4 4BE
EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING BUILDING.
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2023 Withdrawn
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23/P2660/INVALID
2022 Approved
21 Broadway Gardens Mitcham Surrey CR4 4EF
ERECTION OF A PARTIAL FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND GARDEN ROOM.
22/P0111
2022 Approved
21 Broadway Gardens Mitcham Surrey CR4 4EF
ERECTION OF A PARTIAL FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND GARDEN ROOM.
22/P0111/INVALID
2021 Approved
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ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
21/P3956
2021
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2019 Refused
370 - 374 London Road Mitcham CR4 4EA
ERECTION OF A 5-STOREY BLOCK OF 18 x SELF-CONTAINED FLATS
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2019 Refused
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ERECTION OF A 5-STOREY BLOCK OF 18 x SELF-CONTAINED FLATS
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2020 Approved
402 - 410 London Road Mitcham CR4 4EB
ERECTION OF PART ONE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS PLUS ROOF EXTENSIONS AND REAR ROOF DORMER…
20/P2051
2021 Approved
392 London Road Mitcham CR4 4EA
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REAR ROOF EXTENSION, INVOLVING THE INSERTI…
21/P0780
2021 Approved
392 London Road Mitcham CR4 4EA
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REAR ROOF EXTENSION, INVOLVING THE INSERTI…
21/P0780/INVALID
2019 Refused
Justin Plaza 2 341 London Road Mitcham CR4 4BE
DEMOLITION OF BUILDING AND ERECTION OF NEW RESIDENTIAL BLOCK COMPRISING 18 x SELF-CONTAIN…
19/P4193
2018 Approved
37 Broadway Gardens Mitcham CR4 4EF
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2018 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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16/P4203
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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.