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49, Western Road, CR4 3ED

25/P1191All OtherApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 27 October 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS :12 (GAS BOILERS) 38 (DISTRICT HEAT NETWORKS) 61 (NOISE - AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS) 67 (OCCUPATION RESTRICTION) APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS:1 (COMMENCEMET OF DEVELOPMENT) 2 (APPROVED PLANS) 6 (WIND MITIGATION) 8 (UNIT NUMBERS) 19 (NON-RESIDENTIAL USE) 30 (GREEN ROOFS) 37 (ENERGY STATEMENT) 39 (RESIDENTIAL CO2 REDUCTIONS AND WATER USE) 44 (SCREENING) 53 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) 56 (FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT COMPLIANCE) 68 (PLAY SPACE) ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATION 22/P3620 RELATING TO THE FULL PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A PRESSURE REDUCITON STATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, ERECTION OF NEW BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION (CLASS C3) AND FLEXIBLE COMMERCIAL/COMMUNITY SPACE (CLASS E AND/OR CLASS F2), WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING ARRANGEMENTS, INCLUDING THE RE-PROVISION OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST. TO ALLOW FOR THE FOLLOWING CHANGES; - HOUSING MIX; - AMENDMENTS TO FOOTPRINT AND PROFILE ARTICULATION; - REDUCTION IN BUILDING HEIGHT BY ONE STOREY OF BLOCKS D & E (FRONTING HAY DRIVE); - AMENDMENTS TO EXTERNAL&INTERNAL LAYOUTS; - ADDITIONAL CYCLE PARKING; - ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS; - ALTERATIONS TO ENERGY STRATEGY; - IMPROVEMENT OF CARBON REDUCTION; - REMOVAL OF ROOF PLANTS; - AMENDMENTS TO DESIGN OF THE LANDSCAPE

Submitted
22 April 2025
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 188 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 49, Western Road, CR4 3ED. Merton has handled 61 applications of this type. This one was decided in 188 days, 19 weeks longer than Merton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 102 applications across Cricket Green. We hold 877 applications in total for the CR4 postcode area.

98% of all other 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 3ED
Application type
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Mitcham Gasworks 49 Western Road - Segas House -Register site at or near this address · +1 more
  • 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 (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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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Source: Merton

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