We adopted our new Local Plan on 20 November 2024. All planning applications validated after this date will be considered against the new Local Plan.
Summary
Merton's Local Plan and Policies Map was submitted to the Secretary of State on 2 December 2021. The Secretary of State appointed G J Fort BA PGDip LLM MCD MRTPI and R J Aston BSc (Hons) DipTP MRTPI to conduct the examination.
Inspectors submitted their final report to the council in October 2024. Merton’s new Local Plan is due to be recommended for adoption to council on 20 November 2024. The new Local Plan and Inspectors’ final report are available via agenda item 4 for Merton’s Cabinet meeting on 4 November 2024.
Examination documents from the inspectors
The documents in this section are being published for the first time. They are relevant to the examination of the Local Plan
- INSP01 - Preliminary Matters from the Inspectors – dated 28 January 2022
- INSP02 Second preliminary matters from the Inspectors – dated 22 March 2022
- INSP03 Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions (superseded by INSP03a)
- INSP03a Inspectors' Matters Issues and Questions (v2 22 April 2022)
- INSP04 Inspectors’ Guidance Note
- INSP05 Draft Hearings Programme (superseded by INSP06)
- INSP06 Inspectors Stage 1 Revised Hearing Programme (superseded by INSP08)
- INSP07 Inspectors supplementary guidance for Stage 1 hearings
- INSP08 Hearings Programme updated 08 June 2022
- INSP09 Train strikes notes - This document was created by the Planning Inspectors, and may not be accessible to users with disabilities. To request an accessible version, please contact the Programme Officer.
- INSP10 - Agenda for Matter 7
- INSP11 Ministerial Statement: Support for small scale developers, custom and self-builders – dated 28 November 2014
- INSP12 Inspectors Stage 1 hearing closing note
- INSP13 Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions for Stage 2 hearings
- INSP14 Inspectors’ Guidance Note for Stage 2 hearings
- INSP15 Draft Hearings Programme for Stage 2 hearings – dated 03 August 2022
- INSP16 Merton Site Visit Note
- INSP17 - Stage 2 Hearings Programme
- INSP18 - Stage 2 Hearings Programme - Updated
- INSP19 - Stage 2 Hearings Programme - Updated v4
- INSP20 - Hearings Closing Session Note
- INSP21 – Note on the Council’s topic paper on Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature (LBM20)
- INSP22 - Post Hearings Letter received 6th April 2023
- INSP23 - Post Hearings Letter Clarifications received 28th April 2023
- INSP24 Letter on new national policy received 15 January 2024
- INSP25 Main Modifications consultation cover note letter January 2024
- INSP26 “The Next Stage in Our Long Term Plan for Housing Update” Written Ministerial Statement
- INSP27 “Housebuilding in London” Letter from the Secretary of State to the Mayor of London
- INSP 28 - Housing Delivery Test: 2022 Measurement
- INSP 29 - “Planning - Local Energy Efficiency Standards Update” Written Ministerial Statement
- INSP 30 - Further Main Modifications: Inspectors Cover Note July 2024
- INSP31 - Inspectors response to LBM post hearings consultation July 2024
Examination documents from the council
LBM01 - Response to the Inspectors Preliminary Matters dated 02 March 2022
Includes:
- 0D4i Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modification as at 02 March 2022
- 0D5i Sustainability appraisal of Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated 02 March 2022
- 11D14 First Homes Topic Paper Appendix A
- 11D15 Five-year housing supply pro-forma 02 March 2022
- LBM01a Topic Paper Town Centres dated 21 March 2022
- LBM01b Topic Paper Employment dated 21 March 2022
LBM02 – Response to the Inspectors second preliminary matters
Includes:
- 0D4aii Proposed Main Modifications to Merton’s Local Plan dated 28th March 2022
- 0D4ii Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated 28th March 2022
- 11D15a Housing Supply Pro-forma Type A and Type B sites updated 28th March 2022
Other examination documents from the council
- LBM03 - Proposed Main Modifications to Merton’s Local Plan dated 20 May 2022
- LBM04 - Proposed Additional Modifications to Merton’s Local Plan dated 20 May 2022
- LBM05 - Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated 20 May 2022
- LBM06 - Sustainability Appraisal of Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated 20 May 2022
- LBM07 - Equalities and diversity impact assessment of Merton’s Local Plan main modifications 20 May 2022
- LBM08 - Habitats Regulations Assessment of Merton’s Local Plan main modifications 20 May 2022
- LBM09 - Morden Station Planning Brief 2014
- LBM10 - Wimbledon Park Masterplan 2018
- LBM11 - Additional information on Site RP6 Lessa
- LBM12 - London Health Inequalities Strategy
- LBM13 - Proposed Main Modifications to Merton’s Local Plan dated 21 September 2022
- LBM14 - Proposed Additional Modifications to Merton’s Local Plan dated 21 September 2022
- LBM15 - Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated 21 September 2022
- LBM16 - Merton Infrastructure Delivery Plan - September 2022
- LBM17 - Colliers Wood CW2 Topic Paper - September 2022
- LBM18 - Benedict Wharf Mi1 Topic Paper - September 2022
- LBM19 - Mitcham Gasworks Mi16 Topic Paper - September 2022
- LBM20 - Topic Paper on Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature – November 2022
- LBM21 Merantun Development Cabinet Report 21 Dec 2020
- LBM22 Characterisation and Growth Strategy - (draft) London Plan Guidance dated 27 March 2022
- LBM23 Housing Design Standards - (draft) London Plan Guidance dated 27 March 2022
- LBM24 Optimising Site Capacity: A Design-led Approach - (draft) London Plan Guidance dated 27 March 2022
- LBM25 Small Site Design Codes - (draft) London Plan Guidance dated 27 March 2022
- LBM26 Letter seeking clarification on content of INSP22 – dated 20 April 2023
- LBM27 letter from LB Merton to inspectors received 19th January 2024
- LBM28 Merton Topic Paper on Housing Delivery Topic Paper - February 2024 superseded by LBM28a
- LBM28a Merton Topic Paper on Housing Delivery - 4 March 2024
- LBM29 Schedule of Main Modifications dated January 2024
- LBM30 Schedule of Additional Modifications dated January 2024
- LBM31 – Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated February 2024
- LBM31 – accessible version of Merton’s Local Plan incorporating proposed modifications dated February 2024
- LBM32 Sustainability appraisal of Merton’s Local Plan dated January 2024
- LBM33 Habitats Regulations Assessment of Merton’s Local Plan dated January 2024
- LBM34 Equalities Impact Assessment of Merton’s Local Plan dated January 2024
- LBM35 Health Impact Assessment of Merton’s Local Plan dated January 2024
- LBM36 Schedule of Modifications to the Policies Map dated January 2024
- LBM37 Delivering Net Zero report dated May 2023
- LBM38 GLA energy assessment guidance dated June 2022
- LBM39 - Letter to Inspectors confirming modifications PCPAs20s 7C
- LBM40 - DLHUC letter correcting housing delivery test
- LBM41 - Schedule of Further Main Modification to Merton’s Local Plan – consultation until 5th August 2024
- LBM42 - Further Modifications to the Policies Map – consultation until 5th August 2024
- LBM43 - Sustainability appraisal and habitats regulations assessment of Further Main Modification – consultation until 5th August 2024
- LBM44 - Schedule of Main Modifications with LBM suggested post consultation changes May 2024
- LBM45 - Schedule of Additional Modifications May 2024
- LBM46 - Schedule of Modifications to the Policies Map May 2024
- LBM47 - Merton Schedule of representations post hearings consultation Feb-March 2024 with LBM comments
- LBM48 - Summary of responses received to post hearings consultation Feb-March 2024
Examination documents from participants
- OTH01 - Appendix to Hearing Statement from Quod on behalf of Criterion Capital on Matter 13 – Policy BD2: Tall Buildings from the Brent Local Plan adopted February 2022
- OTH02 – response from P Rutherfoord to LBM20 - Topic Paper on Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature – November 2022
- OTH03 – response from C Coombe to LBM20 - Topic Paper on Areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature – November 2022
Statements of Common Ground
- 0D13a Statement of Common Ground: Merton Council and GLA dated March 2022
- 0D13b Statement of Common Ground Merton and Wandsworth Councils dated March 2022
- 0D13c Statement of Common Ground: Merton and Croydon Councils dated March 2022
- 0D13d Statement of Common Ground Merton and Sutton Councils dated March 2022
- 0D13e Statement of Common Ground: Merton Council and Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames dated March 2022
- 0D13f 2019 correspondence between Merton Council and other local planning authorities on housing matters
- 0D13g Statement of Common Ground: Merton Council and Transport for London dated March 2022
- 0D13h Statement of Common Ground: Merton Council and the Environment Agency (submitted separately to LBM01 March 2022)
- 0D13i Mayor’s Statement of General Conformity incorporating the Statement of Common Ground with the Greater London Authority June 2022
- 0D13j Statement of Common Ground Historic England and Merton Council on Matter 3 – climate change dated 25 May 2022
- 0D13k Statement of Common Ground Historic England and Merton Council on Matter 14 – Site Wi3 dated 10 June 2022
- 0D13l Statement of Common Ground Historic England and Merton Council Matter 13 – tall buildings dated 13 June 2022
- 0D13m Statement of Common Ground Tooting and Mitcham Sports and Leisure Ltd and Merton Council dated June 2022
- 0D13n Statement of Common Ground St William and Merton Council Matter 7 & 13 - Housing & Tall Buildings dated 22 May 2022
- 0D13o Statement of Common Ground CBRE IM and Merton Council dated May 2022
- 0D13p Statement of Common Ground Transport for London Commercial Development and Merton Council dated May 2022
- 0D13q Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and Clarion Housing Group dated September 2022
- 0D13r Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and Historic England dated September 2022
- 0D13s Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and St William Homes dated September 2022
- 0D13t Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and Thames Water dated September 2022
- 0D13u Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and SES Water dated September 2022
- 0D13v Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and National Grid dated September 2022
- 0D13w Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and Historic England Matter 5 Site Wi3 dated October 2022
- 0D13x Statement of Common Ground Merton Council and NHS Healthy Urban Development Unit dated October 2022
Submission documents 2 December 2021
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Climate change
Morden
Wimbledon
| Reference | Name |
|---|---|
| 9D1 | FutureWimbledon SPD 2020 |
Health and wellbeing
| Reference | Name |
|---|---|
| 10D1 | Merton Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2024 |
| 10D2 | Merton Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (health) 2015 |
| 10D3 | Merton Story 2021 (health) 2021 |
Housing
| Reference | Name |
|---|---|
| 11D1 | London Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2017 |
| 11D2 | London Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2017 |
| 11D3 | London Affordable Housing and Viability SPG 2017 |
| 11D4 | London housing strategy 2018 |
| 11D5 | London Plan inspectors' report 2019 |
| 11D6 | Merton housing delivery study 2021 |
| 11D7 | Merton Housing Viability study 2020 |
| 11D8 | Merton strategic housing needs assessment and Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2019 |
| 11D9 | Merton Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment July 2019. |
| 11D10 | Housing delivery test action plan November 2021 |
| 11D11 | Housing annual position statement (including 5 year land supply) November 2021 (partly updated as Document 11D15 under “examination documents from the council”) |
| 11D12 | Merton's draft housing delivery strategy and action plan consultation November 2021 |
| 11D13 | Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2015 |
Places and spaces in a growing borough
Economy
Infrastructure
Green and blue infrastructure
Sustainable travel
| Reference | Name |
|---|---|
| 16D1 | Merton Local Implementation Plan (LIP)3 2019 |
| 16D2 | TfL Healthy Streets for London 2017 |
| 16D3 | The Mayor of London Transport Strategy |
Policies Map
| Reference | Name |
|---|---|
| 18D1 | Crossrail2 Safeguarding map 2015 |
| 18D2 | Merton Infrastructure Funding Statement 2020 |
| 18D3 | Metropolitan Open Land Policies Map summary of changes 2014-2021 |