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Wandle House 10 Riverside Drive Mitcham Surrey CR4 4SU

23/P1435Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

THE PROPOSED EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING VACANT OFFICE BUILDINGS (CLASS E) TO RESIDENTIAL (CLASS C3), INCLUDING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS, LANDSCAPING, CAR AND CYCLE PARKING, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS. FOR DESCRIPTIVE PURPOSES THE PROPOSAL AS CURRENTLY SUBMITTED IS A SCHEME FOR THE PROVISION OF 25 FLATS (COMPRISING 4 x 1 BED 1 PERSON FLATS, 13 x 1 BED 2 PERSON FLATS AND 8 x 2 BED 3 PERSON FLATS), PLUS 11 x PARKING SPACES AND 46 x CYCLE SPACES.

Received
25 May 2023
Decision due
4 January 2024
Ward
Ravensbury
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated28 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target4 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Wandle House 10 Riverside Drive Mitcham Surrey CR4 4SU. Merton has handled 1,116 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 May 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wandle Valley conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Ravensbury. We hold 877 applications in total for the CR4 postcode area.

86% of full applications at London Borough of Merton were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CR4 4SU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Development type
Development monitoring information not needed
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
25

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 June 2023
Consultation expiry
9 December 2023
Consultation start
28 June 2023
Consultation end
9 December 2023
Last date for comments
9 December 2023
Application expires
18 January 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
204 days

Publicity

First advertised
6 July 2023

Additional information

Documents
66

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Wandle ValleyPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Wandle HouseOn this site
  • Brownfield land register: Wandle House 10 Riverside Drive, Mitcham CR4 4BURegister site at or near this address

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Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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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