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Land at the Former Lessa Sports Ground Meadowview Road Raynes Park SW20 9EB

23/P3275Approval of details reserved by condition (discharge)Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 40 (PLAY AREA AND TRIM TRAIL EQUIPMENT AND MANAGEMENT) ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING PERMISSION 22/P2351 RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PART OF FORMER LESSA SPORTS GROUND INVOLVING THE ERECTION OF 107 DWELLINGS (CLASS C3 USE) INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, EQUIPPED CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING FLOOD MITIGATION, INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD AND CAR PARKING. CONSTRUCTION OF 2 ALL-WEATHER TENNIS COURTS WITH ASSOCIATED FLOODLIGHTING, STORAGE COMPOUND AND CAR PARKING, 5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL PITCH, MULTI-USE GAMES AREA (MUGA) PITCH AND OUTDOOR GYM

Received
24 November 2023
Decision due
5 January 2024
Ward
West Barnes
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.24 Nov
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land at the Former Lessa Sports Ground Meadowview Road Raynes Park SW20 9EB. Merton has handled 325 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across West Barnes. We hold 1,801 applications in total for the SW20 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SW20 9EB
Application type
Approval of details reserved by condition (discharge)
Development type
Development monitoring information not needed
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
107

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2023
Last date for comments
24 November 2023
Application expires
19 January 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
46 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Land at the Former Lessa Sports Ground Meadowview Road, Raynes Park SW20 9EBRegister site at or near this address

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.

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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 2026-11-03. 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: Merton

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