FORMER CROFTON CAR PARK Copper Mill Lane, Summerstown, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

26/SEC73/2088 - Variation/Removal of Condition - Section 73 Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for variation of condition 18 (opening hours), attached to lbm planning application relating to the application under section 73 to vary conditions 3 (approved plans) and 20 (opening hours) and omit conditions 22, 23, 44 and 46 (all relating to cafe and creche) attached to lbm planning permission (football stadium, commercial and residential development). Minor material amendments commercial - removal of creche & cafe, 20 new retail Car parking spaces stadium - internal & external alterations, removal of semi-basement, reduction in Car parking, altered cycle parking, condition 20 (opening hours of stadium/shop) reworded to include provision for extra hour opening (until 23.00) as required by the football authorities (matches requiring extra time & penalties) residential - additional floor on building a.j & infill block between building a.j & a.n (creating 18 new units). Increased refuse & cycle facilities, re-positioning building b, alterations to elevations, internal layout & housing mix brings number of units from 604 to 632. Shared ownership increase (60 to 181 - 29%). Opening hours for unit 83b plough lane are proposed to be extended from 07:00 to 22:00 to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to facilitate the use of the site as a gym. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 25 Dec 2026. Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
Flood map ↗
Strategic industrial land
Reserved for industry and logistics.
The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 166 m away: Lower Wandle
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.
Conservation area 19 m away: Wandle Valley
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Variation/Removal of Condition - Section 73
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Wimbledon Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Beamish Planning Consultancy

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Dec 2026
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%).

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