Planning Permission in Roehampton | Fixed-Fee Plans

An Article 4 Direction applies across Wandsworth, so check it before assuming Roehampton permitted development survives. You cannot design for Roehampton without accounting for the fact that it is Modernist post-war estates, Georgian fragments. Where a Roehampton property sits inside Magdalen Park or Nightingale Triangle — two of Wandsworth's 45 designations — permitted development narrows and a full Wandsworth Council submission is usually quicker. We establish it for the SW15 address before any drawing begins.

Knowing how Article 4 directions apply to your SW15 address is the first thing we establish. A SW15 survey answers most of it — where the post-war estates allows the rear wall to go. The borough policy layer over every SW15 address is set out on Wandsworth planning. The Roehampton survey then carries into house extension drawings in Roehampton if the project runs on to construction.

Most Roehampton delay happens before the clock starts: London Borough of Wandsworth takes one to two weeks to validate, and an incomplete pack goes to the back of the queue. Everything begins by measuring the Roehampton property properly — openings, levels, structure — before a proposal exists.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

Expect a site visit to the Roehampton property during the consultation period. You get the full Roehampton set as PDFs, plus CAD on request.

London Borough of Wandsworth weighs material objections only — a Roehampton neighbour disliking the design is not one. The Roehampton survey includes the boundary line and neighbouring window positions.

Serve party wall notices early where SW15 neighbours share a flank wall — on Roehampton terraces they nearly always do. Once consent is granted, architectural drawings follows for the SW15 property.

Roehampton is characterised by post-war estates, georgian villas, concentrated across SW15 in the Putney / Roehampton area. SW15 construction is post-war estates-led, and the survey establishes what it carries. On the ground in Roehampton, applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings. In SW15 that determines the depth we can draw. Wandsworth Council judges massing against the established Roehampton rhythm — the eaves and ridge lines running past Richmond Park edge.

Wandsworth Council assesses Roehampton basements on standard grounds. Survey data from the Roehampton property flows straight into building regulations drawings for SW15 properties or loft conversion drawings without a second site visit.

What the Roehampton drawing pack contains

Everything a Roehampton submission needs is in the list below.

• site location plan for the Roehampton property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Streets and landmarks we survey around Roehampton

• Richmond Park — terraced rear elevations — the Richmond Park party wall position is drawn first.
• Putney Vale — shared flank walls, so Putney Vale party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Wimbledon Park — roof profiles that set the ridge datum Wandsworth Council measures a Wimbledon Park dormer against.
• Shooter's Hill — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Shooter's Hill back addition.
• Raynes Park — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Raynes Park plot.
• Kingston Vale — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Kingston Vale back addition.
• Richmond Park edge — massing on adjoining SW15 plots is tested against it.
• Alton Estate — a Roehampton roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.
• Putney Heath — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Wimbledon Common — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Putney Bridge — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
• Whitelands College — nearby post-war estates takes its scale from this frontage.

Getting to a Roehampton survey

Surveyors travel to SW15 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Barnes, Putney. Appointments are booked in Roehampton on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard post-war estates takes two to three hours.

Where Roehampton sits

on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ225745. Every Roehampton application opens with a location plan tied to that grid square; get it wrong and Wandsworth Council returns the submission unvalidated. Source.

Practical detail for a Roehampton submission: Barnes and Putney serve the area; correspondence uses LONDON; dialling code 020; nearby listed fabric is Grade I Thomas Archer and Grade I William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough and Grade I Lord Clive. Site plans are drawn to the address as Wandsworth Council holds it.

Roehampton postcode coverage

From SW15 (Putney / Roehampton), shared with Putney, the Roehampton process is the same but the constraints are not.

Streets and stations in Roehampton

Work in Roehampton clusters around Richmond Park, Putney Vale, Wimbledon Park, Shooter's Hill, Raynes Park and Kingston Vale. most Roehampton sites are within walking distance of Barnes or Putney. and Grade I Thomas Archer, Grade I William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough, Grade I Lord Clive are listed, which pulls neighbouring SW15 proposals into a setting assessment.

Areas we cover around Roehampton

Beyond Roehampton we cover New Malden (KT3), Chessington (KT9), Tolworth (KT5, KT6), Norbiton (KT2), Coombe (KT2, KT3), Richmond (TW9, TW10), and cross into Westminster. A consent granted a mile from Richmond Park edge is not a precedent for the plot next to it.

The figure is agreed before the survey and does not move. The fee follows the building. On Roehampton stock that means party walls, levels, and the Magdalen Park heritage question.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

The statutory element is payable to London Borough of Wandsworth, not to us. London planning approval-rate dataset · Wandsworth planning · Planning Permission London-wide · planning permission in New Malden.

MCIAT charter sits behind every Roehampton submission we make, and the same person who surveys the property signs the drawings off. For difficult Roehampton sites — anything in Magdalen Park, anything overlooking Alton Estate — the pre-application route is cheap insurance.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

Most Roehampton enquiries turn into a fixed quote the same day. This Roehampton page was reviewed in August 2026.