URSULINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 18 The Downs, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 8HR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Redevelopment of existing school site including demolition of existing buildings to provide a school building (use Class F1), with associated hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 104
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 45
Plans & drawings 30
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 21
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 4
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £8,500,000 in October 2024. Other property, 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 March 2024, 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
- SW20 8HR
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Hillside
- Parish
- Historic
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission Subject to Conditions and Section 106 Obligation Or Any Other Enabling Agreement
- Decision date
- 3 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bidwells
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 203 days from validation, 119 days slower than Merton's median of 84 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 94% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Jul 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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