Where in Wandsworth does a house extension cost single actually get determined?
Every Wandsworth postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a house extension cost single there. Wandsworth fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not house extension cost single estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a house extension cost single |
| SW12 | Balham | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Balham is split at SW12. Either Wandsworth Council or Lambeth Council can determine a house extension cost single here, so the SW12 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW15 | Putney / Roehampton | Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas, mansion blocks | Putney / Roehampton sits wholly inside SW15, so Wandsworth Council validates every house extension cost single submitted from an SW15 address. |
| SW17 | Tooting / Earlsfield | Edwardian terraces | Tooting / Earlsfield is split at SW17. Either Wandsworth Council or Merton Council can determine a house extension cost single here, so the SW17 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW18 | Wandsworth / Earlsfield / Southfields | Victorian villas and terraces | SW18 covers Wandsworth / Earlsfield / Southfields only; Wandsworth Council handles the house extension cost single. |
| SW4 | Clapham | Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas | SW4 straddles a boundary: Clapham addresses fall to Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council, so confirm which authority validates the house extension cost single before submitting SW4 drawings. |
| SW8 | South Lambeth / Nine Elms | Victorian terraces, new-build apartments | South Lambeth / Nine Elms is split at SW8. Either Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council can determine a house extension cost single here, so the SW8 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW16 | Streatham / Norbury | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | A house extension cost single in Streatham / Norbury may land with Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council or Merton Council or Croydon Council — SW16 crosses the boundary, and the SW16 policies map decides it street by street. |
| SW19 | Wimbledon / Colliers Wood | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | SW19 straddles a boundary: Wimbledon / Colliers Wood addresses fall to Merton Council or Wandsworth Council, so confirm which authority validates the house extension cost single before submitting SW19 drawings. |
How does a house extension cost single differ street by street across Wandsworth?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Wandsworth
streets, and each one changes what a house extension cost single can achieve at that address.
- Clapham Junction (SW11) — Victorian terraces, transport hub defines Clapham Junction, where victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a house extension cost single can do. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage across SW11. Any Clapham Junction house extension cost single is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Clapham Junction station the usual Clapham Junction reference point on the site plan.
- Battersea (SW8, SW11) — Victorian terraces, riverside regen at Power Station defines Battersea, where victorian terraces, new-build apartments set what a house extension cost single can do. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage across SW8. Any Battersea house extension cost single is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Battersea Power Station the usual Battersea reference point on the site plan.
- Balham (SW12) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Balham, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a house extension cost single can do. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage across SW12. Any Balham house extension cost single is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Balham High Road the usual Balham reference point on the site plan.
- Tooting (SW17) — house extension cost single work in Tooting means edwardian terraces. Tooting is Edwardian terraces, vibrant high street. Edwardian plots here are wider throughout SW17. Wandsworth Council decides the Tooting application, and Tooting Market anchors the Tooting location plan.
- Wandsworth Common (SW17, SW18) — a house extension cost single in Wandsworth Common starts from victorian villas and terraces, and Wandsworth Common reads as Victorian villas around the common. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage in SW17. Wandsworth Council assesses Wandsworth Common house extension cost singles against its own Wandsworth Common character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Wandsworth Common references Wandsworth Common.
- Earlsfield (SW18) — a house extension cost single in Earlsfield starts from victorian terraces, and Earlsfield reads as Victorian terraced streets. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Earlsfield house extension cost singles against its own Earlsfield character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Earlsfield references Earlsfield station.
- Putney (SW15) — Edwardian terraces, riverside defines Putney, where edwardian terraces, victorian villas, mansion blocks set what a house extension cost single can do. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage across SW15. Any Putney house extension cost single is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Putney Bridge the usual Putney reference point on the site plan.
Does Wandsworth planning policy restrict a house extension cost single?
Conservation areas covering Wandsworth: Wandsworth Council runs 45, and Magdalen Park, Nightingale Triangle, Wandsworth Common are the ones Wandsworth owners meet most. A house extension cost single inside a Wandsworth conservation area loses permitted development, so the Wandsworth submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Nightingale Triangle a house extension cost single is judged on the street elevation first.
What Article 4 removes near Wandsworth: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. Before pricing a house extension cost single we check whether the SW11 address is inside the mapped area, because Wandsworth Council draws the Wandsworth boundary street by street rather than across the whole of Wandsworth.
The building fabric around Wandsworth: Extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity; Edwardian villas around the commons; 1930s semi-detached in Southfields. Family-oriented, high side-return extension and loft conversion rates; planning department experienced with Victorian terrace modifications. A house extension cost single in Wandsworth is scoped against that stock first.
Which neighbouring authorities border Wandsworth?
- Richmond upon Thames — adjoining Wandsworth, with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A house extension cost single on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Richmond Council, so the Wandsworth quote for house extension cost singles is checked against Richmond upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining Wandsworth, with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A house extension cost single on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the Wandsworth quote for house extension cost singles is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.
- Westminster — adjoining Wandsworth, with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A house extension cost single on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the Wandsworth quote for house extension cost singles is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
- Lambeth — cross the Wandsworth boundary and Lambeth Council takes the house extension cost single instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price house extension cost singles at the Wandsworth edge because Lambeth policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on house extension cost single depth.
Sources for this Wandsworth house extension cost single 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.