FORMER RUFUS BUSINESS CENTRE Ravensbury Terrace, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/FULL/1681 - Full Planning Permission

Council

Merton 4.5/10

Date received

28 Aug 2026

Type

Full Planning Permission

Description

Change of use and conversion of existing ground floor commercial floorspace (Class E(g)(I) offices) to create 13no. 1 and 2-bed dwellings with associated internal and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 05:51

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Merton's recent full applications.

Day 17 of the 91-day target. Merton usually decides full applications by day 73.

prediction

Day 1774 days to the 91-day target

32%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

563decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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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.

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Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

Inside the Merton built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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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