Local developments

Merton Building Control

In July 2024, we received the following useful information from Building Control at the London Borough of Merton 

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Our telephone lines are open from 9am-12pm (Midday) on weekdays: 020 8545 3145 or 020 8545 3931. Our surveyors take calls between 2-5pm. For Dangerous Structures call the above numbers, if these are busy or you are calling outside of office hours call: 020 8543 9750. 

Your enquiry can often be resolved with these frequently used resources:

 

Building Control 

Do I need Building Control 

Building Control Application Forms & Fees 

Booking Inspections 

We take bookings via the official LABC App: 

Google Play (Android)

Apple App Store 

 

Planning 

Do I need Planning Permission/Permitted Development Rights 

If you are a flat, maisonette or a Listed Building you do not benefit from permitted development and you will require the formal consent of the Council.   

Should you require a formal determination that you do not require Planning Permission from the Local Planning Authority, you would need to apply for a Lawful Development Certificate. Details of these and how to apply can be found on the Planning Portal link. 

If your proposal doesn’t fall within Permitted Development, you can also apply for Planning Permission from the Planning Portal website. 

Planning Guidance, Pre-Application advice and Planning Enforcement 

Tree Application Forms & Fees 

 

Property Searches and Land Matters 

Planning & Building Control Documentation/Decisions/S106/TPO’s 

Historic documents can be requested by contacting the relevant email address:

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Listed Buildings/Locally Listed Buildings

Statutory Listed Buildings

Locally Listed Buildings 

Land Ownership

We do not hold records of land ownership, please contact Land Registry at;

Land Registry Office, Trafalgar House, 1 Bedford Park, Croydon, CR0 2AQ

0844 892 1111. 

Party Wall

We do not deal with Party Wall queries, information can be found on the central government website. 

Boundary Disputes

This is a civil matter, you would need to seek Legal advice. If you do not have your own representative, you can to speak to the Merton Citizens Advice Bureau. 

 

 

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