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Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20

15/P1398Approval of details reserved by condition (discharge)Pending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (PHASING), 13 (MiTIGATION), 14(BERM), 22, 24, 25, 26(TREES), 31 (SERVICE ROUTES), 32 (FLOOR LEVELS), 39 (BRE), 41(BRE), 46 (WHEELCHAIR UNITS) , 48 (PARKING BLOCKS A, D AND E) , 53 (LIGHTING STRATEGY), 67, 68 ( petrol/oil interceptors), 74(ELECTRIC CHARGING POINTS) & 77(LOWER VEGETATION) ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATION 11/P0346 AS VARIED BY 12/P0537 and 13/P2722 DATED 31/03/2015 FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER HOSPITAL AND THE FIRS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES IN RELATION TO PHASE 3 ( MAIN HOSPITAL SITE).

Received
9 April 2015
Decided
2 March 2017 · Grant Discharge of Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Village
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided2 Mar

Decided in 667 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Merton94% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20. Merton has handled 325 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 693 days, 90 weeks longer than Merton's median. The site is in the Copse Hill conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 376 applications across Village.

Application Details

Reference
15/P1398
Address
Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20
Local Authority
Merton
Application Type
Approval of details reserved by condition (discharge)
Development Type
Assembly and Leisure, Dwellinghouses
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
FINAL DECISION
Ward
Village

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 April 2015
Target Decision Date
21 May 2015
Date Decided
2 March 2017
Date Validated
5 May 2015
Date Submitted
9 April 2015
Last Date for Comments
9 April 2015
Application Expires
4 June 2015
Permission Expires
2 March 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Discharge of Conditions
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
30 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
33
Coordinates
51.415485, -0.238507
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Merton

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Copse Hill
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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