Recreation Way, Mitcham

25/P3017Full planning & display of advertisementsPermitted

Full

Proposal

FULL PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBALL FOUNDATION PLAYZONE, NEW FENCING, FLOODLIGHTING, LANDSCAPING, SURFACE AND ACCESS PATH.

Received: 20 October 2025
Decided: 2 December 2025
Council: London Borough of Merton

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted20 Oct
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided2 Dec

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Merton94% of full planning & display of advertisements applications approved

This is a planning application at Recreation Way, Mitcham. Merton has handled 18 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 43 days, 3 weeks quicker than Merton's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Pollards Hill.

Application Details

Reference

25/P3017

Address

Recreation Way, Mitcham

Local Authority

Merton

Application Type

Full planning & display of advertisements

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

2 December 2025

Date Submitted

20 October 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.402527, -0.131119

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Merton

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3 other applications at this property, newest first.

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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.

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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