Launderette And Dry Cleaners, 344 West Barnes Lane, New Malden, Merton, KT3 6NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/1334 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from sui generis (laundrette) to e(b) sale of food & drink consumption (mostly) on premises and the installation of a flue/extract Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 3 Jan 2027, from Merton's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Existing-Floor-Plans Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing-Elevations. Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
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 222 m away: Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Wood
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 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
KT3 6NB
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
West Barnes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides changes of use by day 85.

Day 3055 days to the predicted decision (day 85)
32%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
139decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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