OLD SCHOOL HOUSE Central Road, Morden, Merton, SM4 5SR Data via plota.co.uk

26/DOC/1697 - Discharge of Planning Conditions Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for discharge of condition 3 (start on site) and 6 (materials) attached to lbm planning permission 25/P3012 relating to the listed building consent for proposed structural repairs to the parish hall and the Old School House. Repairs will involve the insertion of permagard rods, replacement of cracked bricks, use of crack filler & repointing of affected brick work Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - Discharge of Conditions - Approve General Correspondence · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions details submitted for 3, 6

    • ConditionsApplication for discharge of condition 3 (start on site) and 6 (materials) attached to lbm…This application26/DOC/1697

Site constraints 10

Upper Morden 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Upper Morden
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Old School House, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 264 m away: Morden Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 32 m away.
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
Discharge of Planning Conditions
Postcode
SM4 5SR
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Lower Morden
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Discharge Of Conditions
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
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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
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