72, Church Road, Mitcham, CR4 3BU
Proposal
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF THREE RETAIL UNITS ON THE GROUND FLOOR TO 3 X 2 BEDROOM, 3 PERSON FLATS, INTERNAL LAYOUT CHANGES TO THE FIRST FLOOR FLATS.
- Received
- 9 December 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Merton
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- ReceivedSubmitted9 Dec
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- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at 72, Church Road, Mitcham, CR4 3BU. Merton has handled 18 applications of this type and approves 73% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. It was submitted on 9 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Mitcham Cricket Green conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Cricket Green. We hold 852 applications in total for the CR4 postcode area.
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1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Conservation area: Mitcham Cricket Green
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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