Motspur Park Gasholders New Malden KT3 6NG Data via plota.co.uk

DM2026/00838 - Adjoining Authority Decided

Proposal

() cross boundary prior approval application to the london borough of kingston. Prior notification for the demolition of 3no. Redundant Gasholders & associated buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Response Issued
2 Sept 2026

Response Issued on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Sutton
Application type
Adjoining Authority
Postcode
KT3 6NG
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Adjoining Borough
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Response Issued
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sutton
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#23 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sutton is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #14 out of 296. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sutton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #118 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #138 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #14 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #8 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
891
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026