Cumberland Care Home, 67 Whitford Gardens, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/DOC/1837 - Discharge of Planning Conditions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for discharge of condition 8 (tree protection) and 9 (site supervision - trees) attached to lbm planning permission relating to the demolition of existing Care Home and construction of a 64-bedroom Care Home (use Class C2), with associated access, parking, planting, landscaping and site infrastructure. 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

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 19 Oct 2026.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Supporting Document Planning Public · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 446 m away: Cranmer Green; Conservation area about 78 m away: Mitcham Cricket Green; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 85 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £5,381,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

4 October 2024£5,381,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Discharge of Planning Conditions
Postcode
CR4 4AB
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Cricket Green
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
KWL Architects
Leaseholder
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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.

Leaseholders: 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.