ARMY CADET HALL REAR OF 186 AND 188 Dorset Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 3EF Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/1840 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of existing Army Cadet premises to allow dual use as a day nursery/playgroup and Army Cadet facility, with no external alterations, operational hours of 06:00 to 23:00 monday to sunday. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Oct 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Merton's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 406 m away: Merton Park Green Walks; Registered park or garden about 179 m away: Morden Hall Park; Inside the Merton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW19 3EF
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Merton Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides changes of use by day 84.

Day 4242 days to the predicted decision (day 84)
29%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
123decided 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
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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