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28 - 30 West Barnes Lane London SW20 0BP

Awaiting decision Merton 25/P2559 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED UPWARD EXTENSION TO CREATE ONE ADDITIONAL STOREY ABOVE THE EXISTING THREE-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A PURPOSE BUILT OFFICE, CURRENTLY IN USE AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLOORSPACE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING USE, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ROOF AND ELEVATION ALTERATIONS.

As published by the council, reference 25/P2559

Application record

Reference
25/P2559
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Raynes Park
Postcode
SW20 0BP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Merton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/P2559/INVALID Awaiting decision

    28 - 30 West Barnes Lane London SW20 0BP

    APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED UPWARD EXTENSION TO CREATE ONE ADDITIONAL STOREY ABOVE THE EXISTING THREE-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A PURPOSE BUILT OFFICE, CURRENTLY IN USE AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLOORSPACE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING USE, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ROOF AND ELEVATION ALTERATIONS.

    Submitted 4 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by Merton

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Merton took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

42 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Merton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Merton decided full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    25/P2559/INVALID Submitted 4 Sep 2025 50 yards away

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