Development news

All England / Raynes Park Playing Fields (AELTC) site

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) sports ground is between Grand Drive, Southway, Elm Walk and Cannon Hill Lane. Development is proposed which would be accessed via Cannon Hill Lane, and a planning application has been lodged for consideration.

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If you wish to comment, please do so in writing and as soon as possible, as the formal deadline for comments has now passed.

Latest LESSA news

LESSA, the disused sports ground between Westway, Greenway, Grand Drive and Blenheim Road has been the subject of a series of planning applications and campaigns, but is now being developed by Bellway Homes. Permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the site, now known as 119 Grand Drive, to include the provision of a sports ground and pavilions, new houses and flats. It will be accessed from Grand Drive and will have cycle/pedestrian access to/from Westway. Construction is in progress.

An additional application for a new dwelling between 9 and 15 Greenway has now been submitted, also by Bellway Homes. You can view the details on the Merton Planning Explorer here. The deadline for comments has now passed. The Residents' Association has concerns that the proposals, as drafted, may not fit well with the existing development in Greenway; we have commented accordingly.

St Catherine's & Sun Alliance

Construction work is now proceeding on the St. Catherine's site. Bewley Homes are building 1 and 2 bedroom flats on the site, now known as St Catherine's Square.

Local Development Framework

For many years, development in Merton has been guided by the Borough’s Unitary Development Plan. Now, under the Planning Act 2004, a local development framework will be used by each local authority to form the guidance for future spatial planning strategy. The Draft Sites and Policies Development Plan, which forms part of Merton’s Local Development Framework, has now been issued and is open for public consultation and comment until the 23 March 2012.

The LDF is to be used by the planning authority to control development and determine planning applications. The aim of the new LDF system is to allow local planning authorities to respond to changing local circumstances. It also intended to provide a greater emphasis on community consultation and engagement in the planning process, when compared with the previous system.

The Draft Sites and Policies Development Plan for Merton can be accessed here under the “Popular” heading or alternatively inspected at libraries.

In particular, you may be interested in the area character study concerning the Grand Drive Area (Section 4, Area 23), which can be accessed here and some further ideas for Raynes Park, here. [Some of the pdf files are rather large]

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Future Merton

London Borough of Merton

12th Floor Civic Centre

London Road

Morden SM4 5DX

Telephone: 020 8545 4141 or 020 8545 3837

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Emma Hamilton Public House: development proposal

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The landmark Emma Hamilton pub in Wimbledon Chase, which closed down last year, could be replaced by shops and a residential development. Stadium Capital Holdings are considering the development of the site and held a public exhibition of their proposals, which include ground floor shops and a residential development. These are pre-application discussions and no formal planning application has yet been lodged with Merton Council.