1, LOVELL HOUSE, 5 Abbey Road, Colliers Wood, Merton, SW19 2LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/DOC/0184 - Discharge of Planning Conditions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for (14b site of phase 2) discharge of condition 16 (lighting strategy ) attached to lbm planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 Apr 2026. The consultation period closed on 22 Apr 2026.

Associated applications 16

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 181 m away: The Augustinian Priory of St Mary at Merton, 271m ENE of Abbey Wall Works; Conservation area about 50 m away: Wandle Valley; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Local nature reserve about 485 m away: Merton Park Green Walks; Inside the Merton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 21 September 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 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
Discharge of Planning Conditions
Postcode
SW19 2LL
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Abbey
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Apr 2026
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