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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.

130 appeals25% overturned6 costs awardsThe Inspectorate →
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
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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
Dismissed
C Walker
SM4, D3, T16, T6
2025-12-22
Dismissed
L Reid
SW16, D12, T5, T16
2025-11-24
Dismissed
SW19, C3, TC13, HC7
2025-11-18
Dismissed
J D Westbrook
D3, D12
2025-11-06
Dismissed
Thomas Courtney
SW19, D1, D2, D8
2025-10-10
Dismissed
A Owen MA
SW19, D3, D12, C3
2025-10-01
Dismissed
C Walker
SM4, D3, T16, T6
2025-12-22
Dismissed
L Reid
SW16, D12, T5, T16
2025-11-24
Dismissed
SW19, C3, TC13, HC7
2025-11-18
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Dismissed
J D Westbrook
D3, D12
2025-11-06
Dismissed
Thomas Courtney
SW19, D1, D2, D8
2025-10-10
Dismissed
A Owen MA
SW19, D3, D12, C3
2025-10-01
At a glance
CouncilMerton
Appeals130
Overturned25%
Most likely to overturnEleni Randle
Most likely to back councilBhupinder Thandi
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.