A telecoms mast and several cabinets have been proposed for Fair Green, on the grass opposite Skippers fish and chip shop.

Public toilets in Mitcham Village - response to Merton Council Scrutiny review

New plans for flats on the car was site on London Road need some revision. They need to continue the shopping parade, and not put private front doors at street level.

We have been awarding Certificates of Appreciation since 2019. These are our way of thanking local businesses and organisations for keeping our area, including Mitcham Village, looking bright, clean and welcoming. We have just awarded five new Certificates of Appreciation.

Mitcham Village is teetering on the edge of losing its village character for ever. A lack of recognition of the village character by Merton Council, accompanied by the absence of positive action to preserve and enhance the village, leaves it prey to constant and increasing threat. Our action plan provides a way to begin to reverse the threat, build on what makes Mitcham Village a great place, and look to a brighter future for Mitcham Village and those who live, work and visit here.

Merton Council is currently consulting on its new Local Plan and we have submitted our comments. The Local Plan is wide ranging and sets out how the Council will manage the borough in the coming years. Our comments present our thoughts on the Plan from Mitcham's perspective, and we describe what Mitcham Village needs to ensure its unique character is celebrated and enhanced - including its diverse culture, great green spaces and wide ranging local shops.

Plans have been submitted to Merton Council to develop the Locally Listed Kings Arms pub. The pub would remain, with a reduced internal area, an external enclosed cafe would be added, and a new building put to one side of the pub. On paper it sounds appealing. Sadly the proposals are poor.

Merton Council held a consultation on two designs for a new bridge at Bishopsford Bridge - which is historically known as Mitcham Bridge. We submitted a response to this consultation.

When Merton Council announced its plans for emergency measures to support social distancing 'across the borough' we were dismayed to see the skew towards Wimbledon and the West of the borough. Our submission to Merton Council aims to redress the balance.

A planning application to add two storeys onto the iconic Fair Green Parade at the heart of Mitcham Village would be extremely damaging to our town centre. This iconic 1950s building is a local favourite, and it plays a crucial role in framing the Village centre. An additional two storeys would destroy the scale of Fair Green Parade in relation to the rest of Mitcham Village centre.

Merton Council's Planning Applications Committee has made a far reaching decision to delegate all planning decisions to Merton Council officers for up to six months. This responds to pressure from central Government for planning decisions to continue to be made while also avoiding the need for physical meetings in the face of the current pandemic. It is not yet legal for planning decisions to be made by Committee in virtual meetings. This is a troubling move.

Merton Council's own development company, Merantun, has plans to build flats on the Raleigh Gardens car park in Mitcham. This is an important proposal as Mitcham is under severe development pressure at present, and Merantun should be setting the highest standards. Sadly it falls well short of the mark.

A proposal for flats on what was the old Kwik Fit garage site would cram in five storeys, with four floors of flats above retail. The design is ugly, anglular and blocky. Being inside the Cricket Green Conservation Area policies require it to enhance the Conservation Area. It does the opposite.

A large site on London Road in Mitcham which is currently a car wash may soon be occupied by a five storey development which is too greedy for the site. With shops proposed for the ground floor and four floors of flats above, the new building would be taller by far than the nearby buildings on the same side of London Road.

Merton Council's development company, Merantun, has plans to build on four sites, and three are in Mitcham. We have focused our comments on plans for flats on the Raleigh Gardens car park.

We have awarded our first two Certificates of Appreciation

Boundary Commission recommendations for new parliamentary constituencies create a Mitcham and Norbury constituency. Unlike earlier proposals, Mitcham remains intact thanks to local campaigning. MPs will vote on the new proposals before they are implemented.

A planning application has been made to move the front door of 55 Upper Green East. This is one of the few clapboard buildings remaining in Mitcham, and it is Grade II listed. We have objected to the applicaiton for a number of reasons