Merton Council approves net-zero carbon plan
Merton Council’s Climate Strategy and Action Plan was approved at a meeting of Full Council on 18 November. The plan sets out the key actions necessary to reach the net […]
Category Archives: Environment
Merton Council’s ground breaking low emission zone for construction work wins national award
Merton Council has won a prestigious national industry award for pioneering the world’s first low emission zone for construction. The Air Quality team from Merton’s Regulatory Services Partnership won the […]
Planning permission granted for new Bishopsford Road Bridge
Merton Council’s Planning Committee granted permission for a new bridge to be built over the River Wandle in Bishopsford Road, Mitcham, at a meeting held last night (Thursday 22 October). […]
Take action for Clean Air Day
On Thursday 8 October 2020, we’ll be marking Clean Air Day. Air pollution has long been an important issue for the borough but, in the middle of a respiratory pandemic, […]
Trial for five low traffic schemes to create safer, healthier neighbourhoods
Merton is trialling its first phase of low traffic neighbourhood schemes to create safer, healthier residential streets, and to actively encourage more walking and cycling. Five Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) […]
Merton in Bloom
Merton in Bloom is going ahead so everyone can show their appreciation to the borough’s gardeners whose colourful displays of flowers and plants have brought so much joy to residents […]
Merton’s active and healthy travel plan in response to Covid-19
Merton council’s transport plan to meet the challenges the Coronavirus pandemic has brought, help the borough recover safely and secure long-term environmental and health benefits, has been published. Merton’s Active […]
Statement: Increased littering in parks
Our parks are extremely busy at the moment and we are working hard to meet the challenges this brings including extra litter. Everyone can help us keep our parks looking […]
10,000th customer signs up for garden waste collection service
Lockdown prompted Saskia Donnelly to become the 10,000th customer to subscribe to our garden waste collection service. Saskia, who lives in Morden, said: “We knew that managing our garden waste […]
Council budget for 2020/21 maintains services for families and bridges the social gap
Sound financial management during the period of Government austerity has resulted in money being available to invest into services for families across Merton, after the council agreed its annual budget. […]