Tesco Express Esso, 164 - 178 High Street Collier's Wood, Colliers Wood, Merton, SW19 2BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/FULL/0799 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Full planning application for for the replacement of existing fuel tanks, fills, pipework and forecourt. Minor alterations to existing parking arrangements Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 34

Other documents 18

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Wandle Valley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Colliers Wood London Regional Transport Station, Grade II, about 43 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 446 m away: Myrna Close; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 25 m away.
Not affected
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
SW19 2BN
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Colliers Wood
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject To Conditions
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Bowman Riley Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 96 days from validation, 12 days slower than Merton's median of 84 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 94% of commercial and major works here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
70decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Sept 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