WIMBLEDON CLOSE The Downs, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/1896 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed upward extension of the existing buildings to facilitate the creation of 9no. Self-contained flats alongside associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Oct 2026 and 7 Nov 2026, from Merton's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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Documents 56

Statements & assessments 12

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Plans & drawings 41

PDF Roof plan - b&w.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed site plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Axo view.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - proposed fourth floor plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - proposed fourth floor plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - furniture & accessibility layout.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - furniture & accessibility layout.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Refuse and cycle store locations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - apartment types.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - apartment types.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - proposed sections.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - north and south elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - proposed sections.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - proposed sections.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - front and rear elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - front and rear elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Street scene elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Axo view clean.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - north and south elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - refuse and cycle stores.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - existing roof plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - refuse and cycle stores.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing second floor plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing roof plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing third floor plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - existing roof plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - existing sections.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - existing sections.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - existing sections.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - existing front and rear elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - existing front and rear elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 - existing north and south elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - existing refuse and cycle stores.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 2 - existing north and south elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing scene elevations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block 1 Existing refuse and cycle stores.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing site plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing refuse and cycle store locations.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing ground floor plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing first floor plan.pdf Plans · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

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Site constraints 7

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 35 m away: Wimbledon West; Special area of conservation about 413 m away: Wimbledon Common; SSSI about 413 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SW20 8HW
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Knight Frank

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides extensions by day 62.

Day 4220 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
45%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
1,170decided 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
23 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