Merton · Planning · Appeals
Appeals.
When Merton refuses an application and the applicant appeals, the Planning Inspectorate decides. It overturned the council on 25% of the 130 appeals it faced, 1.7 points below the London average.
Appeal sites · Merton
Appeals — geocoded
OverturnedDismissedOther
118 of 130 appeals mapped · click a dot for the record
At a glance · Planning Inspectorate record
130
Appeals to PINS
32 allowed · 96 dismissed
24.6%
Overturned
London 26.3% · -1.7pts
6
Costs awarded
mostly against the council
63
Inspectors
heard appeals here
Winning grounds — what overturns a refusal here— subscriber data
Appeal decisions — Merton
Planning Inspectorate decisions on Merton appeals, with the inspector and the policies weighed. Showing 6 of 130.
Appeal ref
Outcome
Inspector
Policies cited
Decided
At a glance
CouncilMerton
Appeals130
Overturned25%
Most likely to overturnEleni Randle
Most likely to back councilBhupinder Thandi
Who decides here
All inspectors 🔒
David Cross5 · 20%
S Poole4 · 25%
P Burley3 · 0%
Jonathan Edwards3 · 0%
T Bennett3 · 67%
Subscribe to see all inspectors →Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions for the Merton planning authority. “Overturned” = the inspector allowed the appeal, overruling the council. Policies are parsed from each decision letter. One step back is the London-wide Inspectorate record.