Mitcham Gasworks Site Western Road, Mitcham, London, CR4 3ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/NMA/1702 - Non-Material Amendment - Section 96A Pending Consideration

Proposal

Section 96A Non-material amendment application to 25/P1578 ( Erection of new buildings to provide residential accommodation (Class C3) and flexible commercial/community space (Class E and/or Class F2), with associated access, parking and landscaping arrangements, including the demolition of the existing telecommunications mast and re-provision of new telecommunications mast) to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings), condition 8 (Residential unit numbers) and Condition 18 (Non-residential floorspace) and condition 64 (Children’s play space) to allow for the following: • An increase of 2 homes from 626 to 628 units • Internal changes to layouts to remove en-suite bathrooms • Increase in non-residential floorspace from 274sqm to 392 sqm • Minor change to setting out of windows and balconies, including a change to the ground floor window arrangement on the southeast elevation • Removal of the plant screen on the southwest and northwest elevation • Slight change to louvres • Slight change to layout of landscaping • Slight change to alignment of decorative brickwork around the sign on the southeast elevation • Amendment to saw tooth pitched roof along Western Road to reduce the depth of the pitches to avoid clashes with the lift overruns and plant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.

Documents 37

Plans & drawings 35

PDF Block A - GA Elevation G - South West Internal Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - GA Elevation E & F - North West Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - GA Elevation H North East Internal Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - GA Elevations J & K - South East Internal Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - GA Elevations L & M - North West Internal Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - GA Elevation G South West Internal Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - GA Elevations E F North West Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A GA Elevation D South West Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 07 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 05 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 01 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 06 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 02 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 04 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 03 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 08 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Roof GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block A - Level 00 GA Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed South West Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed North West Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Roof Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Seventh Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Fourth Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Sixth Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Fifth Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Second Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed Third Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved - Building A Proposed First Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed South East Elevation Internal Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed Ground Floor Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed North East Elevation Internal Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed South West Elevation Internal Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed North West Elevation Internal Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed South East Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building A Proposed North East Elevation Supporting/Supplementary Info · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 55 m away: Mitcham.
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
Non-Material Amendment - Section 96A
Postcode
CR4 3ED
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
WSP

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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