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Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20

15/P2473Non-Material Amendment to planning permissionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT OF LBM PLANNING PERMISSION 11/P0346, AS VARIED BY 12/P0357 and 13/P2722, RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER HOSPITAL AND THE FIRS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ELEVATIONS OF NEW EAST AND WEST WINGS TO REAR OF FORMER MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING

Received
22 June 2015
Decided
21 July 2015 · Grant non-material amendment to planning permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Village
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.22 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 14 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Merton84% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20. Merton has handled 104 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 41 days. This one was decided in 29 days, 12 days quicker 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/P2473
Address
Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20
Local Authority
Merton
Application Type
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission
Development Type
Assembly and Leisure, Dwellinghouses
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
FINAL DECISION
Ward
Village

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 June 2015
Date Decided
21 July 2015
Date Validated
7 July 2015
Date Submitted
22 June 2015
Last Date for Comments
22 June 2015
Application Expires
20 July 2015
Permission Expires
21 July 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant non-material amendment to planning permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
13 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
15
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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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