Merton is a London borough with an approval rate of 87% across 8,286 substantive planning decisions spanning 40 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]
Outer London40 wards130 appeals99% delegatedSave
Merton · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
What Merton actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.
Councillors on Merton's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →
The adopted Merton Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite. Merton's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage — condition-load and refusal-citation figures aren't shown until confidence improves.
[1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Merton planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
[3]“What wins here” — Merton’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
[4]Condition load — Merton's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage, so no figure is shown.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.