TELECOMS LAMP POST AND CABINET OPP CHRIST CHURCH Copse Hill, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

26/PATEL/1718 - Prior Approval - Telecommunications (masts, poles, cabinets etc) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Removal of 1no existing 8m L2 monopole, 3no existing antennas and 3no existing equipment cabinets to be replaced with 1no new 17m monopole, 1no new trisector antenna and 3no new antennas with 2no new equipment cabinets and other associated ancillary works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 54. The consultation period closed on 14 Sept 2026.

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Conservation area about 1 m away: Copse Hill
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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 2a Drax Avenue, Wimbledon, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 70 m away: Drax Avenue; Inside the Merton built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land about 94 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Prior Approval - Telecommunications (masts, poles, cabinets etc)
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Avison Young

Decision outlook

Day 54, past Merton's usual 36 days for prior approvals. 96% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 11 Nov 2026.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
179decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 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