From the minutes of the
Town Planning and Development Committee
31st October 1968
1271. Nos. 417-445, London Road, Mitcham
– The Town Clerk reported
(i) that nos. 417-445, London Road, Mitcham, had been acquired under the planning powers by the former Mitcham Borough Council in 1958;
(ii) that thereafter parts of the premises were redeveloped for housing purposes or incorporated in the highway and the remainder was leased until the 1st January, 1980, for use for warehouse and storage purposes; and
(iii) that the lessees’ executors now sought approval to that part of the premises at present under-let to the Express Dairy Company Limited being sub-let to W. Watkinson Limited for use as a transport and distribution depot.
Resolved – That, subject to the terms of the head lease being observed and to the use being satisfactory from the town planning aspect, no objection be raised to the proposed sub-letting.
Source: Minutes of Proceedings of the Council and committees, London Borough of Merton, Volume 5 1968-69, pages 809-810
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