9 Melville Avenue, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 0NS Data via plota.co.uk

26/HOUSE/2056 - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for the construction of a new front entrance porch , refurbish the existing extension and conservatory glazings , demolish chimney stack and construct a new balcony to the rear of the property, provide new fenestration, and construct a low brick wall with steel fence to the front garden boundary . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Merton's recent extensions. Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026.

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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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 25 m away: Copse Hill; Local nature reserve about 480 m away: Coombe Wood; Inside the Merton built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land about 25 m away.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,737,500 in August 2020. Detached house, freehold.

19 August 2020£1,737,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Householder
Postcode
SW20 0NS
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tim Brennan Architects

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides extensions by day 62.

Day 1943 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
45%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,147decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.