70 Arthur Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 7DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension replaced with larger single storey rear extension and stairs down to garden, enlargement of existing roof dormers to front and back. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 17
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 4
Last sold for £2,350,000 in May 2022. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SW19 7DS
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Wimbledon Park
- Parish
- Historic
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission Subject To Conditions
- Decision date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lusher Architects
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 22 days faster than Merton's median of 78 for demolitions. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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