188 Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Surrey, Merton, SM4 4SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/HOUSE/2200 - Householder Pending Consideration
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, removal of freestanding garage, loft conversion, and new front porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 28 Dec 2026, from Merton's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 13

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 9

PDF Lower Morden Lane Elevations-13 Proposed.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane Elevations-21 Sections.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane Elevations-12 Existing.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane Street Scene-11 Street Scene.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane Photos-Ph 01 Photographs.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane-01 Location Plan.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane-03 Plans Existing.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane-04 Plans Proposed.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Lower Morden Lane-02 Block Plans.pdf Plans · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

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Site constraints 5

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.
Local nature reserve about 269 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 2 (poor), 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 21 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 2

Last sold for £405,000 in December 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.

4 December 2023£405,000
18 December 2014£268,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area73 m² (786 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Householder
Postcode
SM4 4SS
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Lower Morden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DCSK

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides demolitions by day 71.

Day 2744 days to the predicted decision (day 71)
38%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
180decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 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
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
APPLICATION FOR VEHICULAR CROSSOVER.
25/P3432/INVALID
2025 Approved
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
APPLICATION FOR VEHICULAR CROSSOVER.
25/P3432
2024 Approved
176 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SS
APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION & INSTALLATION OF 4NO. OF VELUX WINDOWS IN E…
24/P3289
2024 Approved
176 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A HIP TO GABLE AND REAR DORMER ROOF EXTENSION, PARTIAL CHIMNEY REMOVAL, INSTA…
24/P2794/INVALID
2024 Approved
176 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A HIP TO GABLE AND REAR DORMER ROOF EXTENSION, PARTIAL CHIMNEY REMOVAL, INSTA…
24/P2794
2024 Refused
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
CHANGE OF USE OF C3 DWELLING HOUSE TO C2 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION
24/P0237/INVALID
2024 Refused
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
CHANGE OF USE OF C3 DWELLING HOUSE TO C2 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION
24/P0237
2023 Refused
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE CROSSOVER
23/P1628
2023 Refused
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE CROSSOVER
23/P1628/INVALID
2023
187 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SP
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND FRONT TILED ROOF TO FORM PORCH.
23/P3354
2023 Refused
187 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SP
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND FRONT TILED ROOF TO FORM PORCH
23/P0837
2022 Approved
154 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE INFILL EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE…
22/P3566
2022 Approved
Morden Assembly Hall Tudor Drive Morden SM4 4PG
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF PREMISES FROM USE CLASS F2 TO A FLEXIBLE USE COMPRISING…
22/P3591
2022 Approved
170 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION.
22/P2892/INVALID
2022 Approved
170 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION.
22/P2892
2022 Approved
187 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SP
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF E…
22/P1400
2022 Approved
187 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SP
ERECTION OF A HIP TO GABLE EXTENSION AND A REAR ROOF EXTENSION.
22/P1389
2021 Refused
187 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SP
ERECTION OF A FRONT BAY WINDOW EXTENSION, A HIP TO GABLE EXTENSION AND A REAR ROOF EXTENS…
21/P3072
2020 Approved
459 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A…
20/P2104
2020 Approved
Lower Morden Lane Lower Morden SM4 4PH
PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION: PROPOSED 20M PHASE 8 MONOPOLE C/W WRAPAROUND CA…
20/P2487
2016 Approved
188 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND E…
16/P2259
2016 Refused
188 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SS
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND E…
16/P1379
2022 Approved
177 Lower Morden Lane Morden SM4 4SP
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REA…
22/P2540
2022 Approved
461 Hillcross Avenue Morden SM4 4BZ
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REA…
22/P0169
2020 Withdrawn
165 Lower Morden Lane Morden Surrey SM4 4SP
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE CONTINUED USE OF RESID…
20/P3723/INVALID
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
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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.