Development Site At Former Lessa Sports Ground Meadowview Road , London, SW20 9EB Data via plota.co.uk

26/DOC/2224 - Discharge of Planning Conditions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for discharge of condition 26 (secure by design) for plots 21-40 & 96-107, attached to lbm planning permission relating to the redevelopment of part of Former Lessa Sports Ground involving the erection of 107 dwellings (Class C3 use) including affordable housing, associated landscaping, equipped children's play area, associated infrastructure including flood mitigation, internal access road and car parking. Construction of 2 allweather tennis courts with associated floodlighting, storage compound and car parking, 5-a-side football pitch, multi-use games area (muga) pitch and outdoor gym. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Application forms 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 314 m away: Cannon Hill Common
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 90 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 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, 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
Discharge of Planning Conditions
Postcode
SW20 9EB
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
West Barnes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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