BARONS LODGE, 24 - 32 Baron Grove, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4EH Data via plota.co.uk

25/P2679 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Application for the erection of a single storey rear extension to common living area of existing care home. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Sept 2025
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Validated
8 Oct 2025
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Approved
3 Dec 2025

Approved on 3 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 2

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Statements & assessments 4

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Plans & drawings 4

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Application forms 2

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Consultation & comments 1

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Other documents 6

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Site constraints 6

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.
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Also on the record
Conservation area about 53 m away: Mitcham Cricket Green; Local nature reserve about 473 m away: Cranmer Green; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CR4 4EH
Received
12 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Cricket Green
Parish
Historic
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant Permission Subject To Conditions
Decision date
3 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
5373 Design + Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster than Merton's median of 62 for community buildings. Approved, as 97% of community buildings here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
8%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
3 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2025
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