Planning Permission Drawings in Merton

Where in Merton does a planning drawing set actually get determined?

Every Merton postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Merton fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.

What changes about a planning drawing set in each part of Merton?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Merton streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.

• Wimbledon (SW19, SW20) — Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces defines Wimbledon, where victorian villas, edwardian terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across SW19. Any Wimbledon planning drawing set is validated by Merton Council, with All England Club the usual Wimbledon reference point on the site plan.
• Wimbledon Village (SW19) — Georgian and Victorian village conservation defines Wimbledon Village, where georgian and victorian villas set what a planning drawing set can do. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings across SW19. Any Wimbledon Village planning drawing set is validated by Merton Council, with Wimbledon Village High Street the usual Wimbledon Village reference point on the site plan.
• Raynes Park (SW20) — a planning drawing set in Raynes Park starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces, and Raynes Park reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian terraces. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed in SW20. Merton Council assesses Raynes Park planning drawings against its own Raynes Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Raynes Park references Raynes Park station.
• Morden (SM4) — a planning drawing set in Morden starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Morden reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application in SM4. Merton Council assesses Morden planning drawings against its own Morden character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Morden references Morden Tube.
• Mitcham (CR4) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates defines Mitcham, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates set what a planning drawing set can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across CR4. Any Mitcham planning drawing set is validated by Merton Council, with Mitcham Cricket Green the usual Mitcham reference point on the site plan.
• Colliers Wood (SW19) — planning drawing set work in Colliers Wood means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Colliers Wood is Edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout SW19. Merton Council decides the Colliers Wood application, and Colliers Wood Tube anchors the Colliers Wood location plan.
• South Wimbledon (SW19) — Edwardian terraces defines South Wimbledon, where edwardian terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed across SW19. Any South Wimbledon planning drawing set is validated by Merton Council, with South Wimbledon Tube the usual South Wimbledon reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a planning drawing set in Merton?

Merton conservation designations: there are 28 across Merton Council, Wimbledon Village, John Innes, Mitcham Cricket Green among them. Designation costs a Merton owner the permitted-development route: a planning drawing set then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. John Innes is the Merton designation that most often changes a planning drawing set design.

Article 4 and your Merton planning drawing set: Merton Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a planning drawing set in Merton generally survives outside Merton conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SW19 owner records that a planning drawing set was lawful.

The building fabric around Merton: Victorian villas in Wimbledon; Edwardian terraces in Tooting and Colliers Wood; 1930s semi-detached in Morden and Raynes Park; post-war flats in Mitcham. Wimbledon is heavily conservation-controlled; outer Merton (Morden, Mitcham) is permissive. A planning drawing set in Merton is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Merton Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border Merton?

• Kingston upon Thames — cross the Merton boundary and Kingston Council takes the planning drawing set instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around KT1. We re-price planning drawings at the Merton edge because Kingston upon Thames policy and Merton policy rarely align on planning drawing set depth.
• Wandsworth — cross the Merton boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the planning drawing set instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price planning drawings at the Merton edge because Wandsworth policy and Merton policy rarely align on planning drawing set depth.
• Lambeth — cross the Merton boundary and Lambeth Council takes the planning drawing set instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price planning drawings at the Merton edge because Lambeth policy and Merton policy rarely align on planning drawing set depth.
• Croydon — the Croydon boundary runs against Merton, so a planning drawing set a street from Merton is decided by Croydon Council instead. Croydon runs 24 conservation areas across CR0 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Merton are re-checked against Croydon policy whenever the Merton address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Merton planning drawing set page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.