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26 Christchurch Road Colliers Wood SW19 2NX

Refused Merton 25/P2884 PA - Retail to Residential

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR FROM RESTAURANT (USE CLASS E) TO A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (USE CLASS C3), WITH NO CHANGES TO THE GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL PREMISES.

As published by the council, reference 25/P2884

Application record

Reference
25/P2884
Type
PA - Retail to Residential
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Decided
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Colliers Wood
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SW19 2NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Merton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/P3816 Awaiting decision

    26 Christchurch Road Colliers Wood SW19 2NX

    PRIOR APPROVAL CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR FROM RESTAURANT (USE CLASS E) TO A SINGLE SELF-CONTAINED FLAT (USE CLASS C3).

    Submitted 22 Dec 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2025

    Received by Merton

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Merton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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