Merton Council Development and Planning Applications Committee
Merton Council's Development and Planning Applications Committee is currently reviewing planning appeal outcomes and addressing enforcement actions.
Merton Council's Development and Planning Applications Committee, which handles development and planning applications, reviewed recent planning appeal decisions in November 2025. The Appeals Report - November 2025 detailed these outcomes, with several appeals dismissed, upholding the council's original decisions for properties including 6 Edward Avenue, 34-40 Morden Road, and 13 & 14 Heatherdene Close.
The committee also addressed planning enforcement in July 2025, following a report summarising the Planning Enforcement Team's activities. Between February and July 2025, the team issued 11 notices, including five untidy land notices under Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Key facts
- Merton Council's Development and Planning Applications Committee reviewed planning appeal decisions on 27 November 2025. Source
- Several appeals were dismissed, upholding the council's original decisions, as detailed in the Appeals Report - November 2025. Source
- The committee addressed planning enforcement at a meeting on 31 July 2025. Source
- Between February and July 2025, the Planning Enforcement Team issued 11 notices. Source
- Five of these notices were untidy land notices under Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Source
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