Morden Vw, Unit 4 To 7, DENVALE TRADE PARK, 145 Morden Road, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/1303 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use and sub-division of the existing sui generis car showroom and workshop to create 2no. Class E(g)(II) and (III) / Class B2 / Class B8 units and one sui generis (mobility showroom) unit, including external alterations, revised servicing arrangements and car parking layout, hard and soft landscaping, installation of associated mechanical plant and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 44

Statements & assessments 11

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Plans & drawings 25

PDF Proposed-Site-Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Car Park Management Plan Supporting/Supplementary Info · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF Public Realm and Landscape Plan Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Register.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing First Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ext Surfacing and Bound Treatments.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan with Ex UG Services Overlay.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Block Plan Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Location Plan Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Underground Services.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Block Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations Facing Materials.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

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Other documents 4

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Site constraints 11

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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 98 m away: Ravensbury Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 126 m away: Morden Hall Park; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Conservation area 94 m away: Wandle Valley; Metropolitan Open Land 98 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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
CR4 4DG
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Ravensbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject To Conditions
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 8 days slower than Merton's median of 85 for changes of use. Approved, as 70% of changes of use here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
139decided 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
11 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 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