Planning Permission Drawings in Merton

Our fixed-fee householder planning package for Merton starts at £840. Full planning applications (major works, change of use, flat conversions) start at £1,750. Merton Council charges a separate statutory fee of £258 for householder or £578 for full dwellinghouse applications.

Once validated, Merton Council aims to decide householder applications within 8 weeks and major applications within 13 weeks — consistent with statutory targets. Our typical end-to-end timeline from instruction to submission is 3–4 weeks.

Merton does not currently have a borough-wide Article 4 Direction for residential extensions or HMO conversions. Most householder permitted development rights apply normally in Merton — though conservation areas and listed buildings still restrict PD. We confirm at the free site survey.

Merton has 28 designated conservation areas, including Wimbledon Village, John Innes, Mitcham Cricket Green and others. Planning applications within conservation areas require additional heritage consideration and often a Heritage Statement.

For most householder work in Merton, a chartered architectural technologist delivers the same planning outcomes as a dedicated consultant — usually at lower cost. Our MCIAT-chartered team handles drawings, submission and agent liaison as one package.

We cover all Merton postcodes — {postcodes} — as well as the immediately adjacent boroughs. Survey appointments are available within 3 working days across Merton.

Merton's victorian villas in Wimbledon housing stock and 28 conservation areas mean that design quality matters. Merton Council officers are experienced reviewers; well-drawn, consistent applications are processed faster than revisions-heavy ones.

Yes — Planning Inspectorate appeals are available as a right within 12 weeks of refusal from Merton Council. Written representations take 16–20 weeks; hearings 24–32 weeks. We prepare appeal statements and revised drawings for cases where refusal was on design or policy grounds.