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18, Crown Lane, SM4 5BL

25/P0446All OtherPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND REDEVELOPMENT TO ERECT A 7 STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING A HOTEL (USE CLASS C1) AND ANCILLARY USES WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING, GROUNDWORKS, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, SERVICING, PLANT AND ASSOCIATED WORKSS73 APPLICATION FOR:APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITION- CONDITION 1 (COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT)APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS- CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS)ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATION 23/P2711, DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND REDEVELOPMENT TO ERECT A 7 STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING A HOTEL (USE CLASS C1) AND ANCILLARY USES WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING, GROUNDWORKS, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, SERVICING, PLANT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. CHANGES RELATE TO;i) Proposed extension of built form at first to 6th floor along the western elevation, to facilitate increased room sizes.ii) Extension on part of the eastern elevation of the 5th floor.iii) Alteration to ground floor to provide back of house and front of house layout changes, including the provision of two additional hotel bedrooms.iv) Total increase in the number of units from 85 to 98.v) Activation of long western elevation with windows and privacy devicesvi) Removal of the 2 on-site parking bays, and the provision of an off-street disabled parking bay through a contribution towards an existing car parking bay along Windermere Avenue.vii) Omission of living green walls and their replacement with architectural detailing.viii) Changes to the location of long stay cycle parking.ix) Resiting of refuse store

Received
3 December 2025
Decided
5 January 2026
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jan

Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Merton98% of all other applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at 18, Crown Lane, SM4 5BL. Merton has handled 61 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 67 days. This one was decided in 33 days, 5 weeks quicker than Merton's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Merton Park. We hold 656 applications in total for the SM4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/P0446
Address
18, Crown Lane, SM4 5BL
Postcode
SM4 5BL
Local Authority
Merton
Application Type
All Other
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
5 January 2026
Date Submitted
3 December 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.401814, -0.196102
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Merton

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    7 Sep

    APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE CONDITION 30 ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/P0446

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/DOC/2015
  2. 2025
    3 Dec

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND REDEVELOPMENT TO ERECT A 7 STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING A HOTEL (USE…

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/P0446

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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