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Merton Lake Merton

26/01931/FAwaiting decision
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of Use of Merton Lake to allow for recreational uses including open water swimming, paddle boarding, kayaking, sailing, fishing and scuba diving, together with erection of essential buildings, storage, parking and access

Received
27 July 2026
Decision due
26 October 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Merton Lake Merton. Cherwell has handled 10,279 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application details

Parish
Merton

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Decision Issued Date
Case officer
Tom Ansell

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: The Plough Inn, MertonRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cherwell

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