331 decisions · 42 wards · 29 conservation areas · 2023–2025
Stop guessing what Merton approves
A refused scheme costs £20,000 to £35,000 in abortive fees. We have coded every small site decision in Merton so you can see what actually gets through, before you spend a penny on the application.
Merton at a glance
Applications decided
331
Refusal rate
38%
Top refusal reason
Design quality (56%)
Best site type
End-of-terrace (71%)
Median determination
10 weeks
Abortive cost exposure
£3,125k
125 refusals at ~£25k average
What the data shows
62%
Approval rate
206 of 331 decided applications approved
Verified
71%
End-of-terrace approval
Highest approval rate by site type (END)
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56%
Design quality
Most common refusal reason across extracted decisions
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Two ways to use this
For a specific site
Site Assessment
Should I buy this site?
£1,000
You send us an address. We send back a verdict in 48 hours.
- Risk rating based on comparable approvals and refusals in Merton
- Capacity model: how many units the data supports
- Viability table with build cost, GDV, finance, CIL, and land residual
- Refusal risk flags specific to your site type and area
- Comparable case studies with outcomes
Borough Report
What do I need to know about Merton?
£1,500
The full picture, built from all 331 decisions. Delivered instantly.
- 8-part report covering every area, site type, and refusal pattern
- Density benchmarks with P20 to P75 ranges by type
- Area-by-area approval rates and determination times
- Viability model with unit-count cliff chart
- Refusal reason breakdown and condition checklist
- Excel workbook with the underlying data
- 12 months of quarterly updates included
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