Mitcham Gasworks Site Western Road Mitcham CR4 3FL
Approved on 23 February 2026
Planning committee
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Proposal
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 demolition of the existing telecommunications mast and re-provision of new telecommunications mast. S73 APPLICATION FOR: APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS : 12 (GAS BOILERS) 38 (DISTRICT HEAT NETWORKS) 61 (NOISE - AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS) APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS: 1 (COMMENCEMENT 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; - INCREASE OVERALL NUMBER OF HOMES FROM 579 TO 626; - 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
- Received
- 23 May 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- London Borough of Merton
- Ward
- Cricket Green, Lavender Fields
- ReceivedReceived23 May
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation12 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided23 Feb
Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Mitcham Gasworks Site Western Road Mitcham CR4 3FL. Merton has handled 325 applications of this type. This one was decided in 276 days, 31 weeks longer than Merton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 877 applications in total for the CR4 postcode area.
94% of conditions 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 3FL
- Application type
- Variation of Condition
- Development type
- Development monitoring information not needed
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 20 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 18 November 2025
- Committee meeting
- 27 November 2025
- Application expires
- 18 November 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 90 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 28 August 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 146
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Merton
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