The fate of Benedict Wharf and the largest development in Mitcham for generations is coming to a head. Following refusal of planning permission by Merton Council back in June the Mayor of London has taken over the decision and will cast judgment after a Representation Hearing on Tuesday 8th December. We’ve written before about the […]
Merton Council has been clear that planning decisions carry on through Covid-19 and so, therefore, must we. Mitcham faces a dozen simultaneous development proposals for new blocks of flats which risk changing its character for ever. The largest of these – for Benedict Wharf – has just got larger. A whole lot larger. SUEZ has […]
A massive increase in the scale and height of the flats planned for Benedict Wharf has been unveiled by SUEZ. The existing proposals for 600 homes were already the largest in Mitcham for a generation. At 850, the new plans are a whopping 40% larger and now tower to 10 storeys. There is nothing like […]
The scale of SUEZ’s redevelopment plans for Benedict Wharf has emerged in an outline planning application for 600 homes that will transform the site. SUEZ has put great store in its commitment to leave the site with a positive legacy when it moves its waste operations to a yet-to-be-permitted site in Beddington Lane. In reality […]
Plans for the largest development in Cricket Green for a generation are being finalised over Easter. SUEZ’s plans to move its recycling operations to a site near the Beddington incinerator are expected to result in an outline application being submitted for new housing on Benedict Wharf within the next few weeks. Around 600 homes are […]
The long awaited plans for the future of Benedict Wharf have started to emerge. This is the largest brownfield site in Mitcham and it will become available for development once SUEZ moves its waste facility to a new site on Beddington Lane. We have previously welcomed the move and the plans to re-use the site […]
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