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Planning Permission in Wimbledon Village | Fixed-Fee Plans

Merton Council is the decision-maker for Wimbledon Village; the SW19 district sets the constraints.

What is planning permission in Wimbledon Village?

Planning Permission in Wimbledon Village — formal consent from Merton Council to carry out development on a Wimbledon Village property — are submitted to Merton Council for any SW19 address. They are weighed against the Merton Local Plan, and a Wimbledon Village householder submission costs £548 statutory, decided by Merton Council in 8 weeks.

Planning Permission in Wimbledon Village — the local dataset

Wimbledon Village postcode districts
SW19 — Wimbledon / Colliers Wood
Local planning authority
Merton Council (London Borough of Merton)
Dominant Wimbledon Village stock
Georgian and Victorian villas
Statutory householder fee
£548, decided in 8 weeks
Landmarks near the SW19 sites we survey
Wimbledon Village High Street
Article 4 Direction
None borough-wide in Merton
Wimbledon Village character
Georgian and Victorian village conservation
Conservation areas in Merton
28, including Wimbledon Common Conservation Area
Adjoining borough
Croydon — nearest peer area Addiscombe
First-time approval rate
98% across our London caseload
Wimbledon Village page reviewed
August 2026

Architectural planning drawings for a London project — planning drawings
Merton Council context

Do I need planning permission in Wimbledon Village?

No Article 4 Direction covers Merton, which keeps the Wimbledon Village permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. Wimbledon Village reads as Georgian and Victorian village conservation, and that is the context a SW19 scheme is judged in. Merton has 28 conservation areas, and Wimbledon Common is the one that most often covers Wimbledon Village stock. Every Wimbledon Village enquiry starts with that check.

Knowing how Article 4 directions apply to your SW19 address is the first thing we establish. On Wimbledon Village plots the original rear wall and the Wimbledon Village High Street ridge line set the envelope. The borough policy layer over every SW19 address is set out on Merton planning. The Wimbledon Village survey then carries into architectural drawings in Wimbledon Village if the project runs on to construction.

Measured-survey georgian terrace for a Wimbledon Village address in Merton
Measured-survey georgian terrace for a Wimbledon Village address in Merton
Timeline

How long does Merton Council take to decide?

Validation alone costs London Borough of Merton one to two weeks even when the Wimbledon Village pack is complete, and that queue — not the determination — is where most SW19 delay starts. Nothing is drawn for a SW19 address until the existing building is measured.

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.

We monitor the SW19 case and respond to officer queries during the period. We format the Wimbledon Village set exactly as Merton Council wants to receive it.

Objection volume on Wimbledon Village cases is public — we read it before advising. The Wimbledon Village existing set is accurate to the millimetre where it matters.

Most Wimbledon Village terraces share a flank wall, so party wall notices apply. Once consent is granted, building regulations drawings follows for the SW19 property.

Local building fabric

What Wimbledon Village's housing stock means for your plans

Wimbledon Village is characterised by georgian and victorian villas, concentrated across SW19 in the Wimbledon / Colliers Wood area. Every Wimbledon Village scheme starts from what is actually there: georgian and victorian villas, surveyed to the millimetre before a proposal is drawn. On the Wimbledon Village stock specifically: applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings. On a Wimbledon Village terrace it governs the rear opening width. Ridge and eaves lines along Wimbledon Village streets are the reference Merton Council uses.

Lower-ground schemes in Wimbledon Village answer to neighbours and groundwater. If the SW19 job later needs loft conversion drawings for SW19 properties or house extension drawings, the existing drawings already carry the measurements.

What the Wimbledon Village drawing pack contains

This is the full SW19 deliverable at the quoted fee.

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

Streets and landmarks we survey around Wimbledon Village

  • Cannizaro Park — terraced rear elevations — the Cannizaro Park party wall position is drawn first.
  • Raynes Park — roof profiles that set the ridge datum Merton Council measures a Raynes Park dormer against.
  • Merton Park — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Merton Park plot.
  • Wimbledon Park — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Wimbledon Park extension goes.
  • Selhurst Park — frontages visible from the highway, so Wimbledon Common materials detail governs the Selhurst Park elevation.
  • Plough Lane — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Plough Lane plot.
  • Merton Place — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Merton Place back addition.
  • Wimbledon Village High Street — Merton Council weighs SW19 sightlines to it in the character assessment.
  • Ricards Lodge High School — proposals in its setting are drawn with the Wimbledon Village context elevation.
  • Wimbledon Common — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
  • Wimbledon High School — it anchors the Wimbledon Village streetscape argument in an officer report.
  • Gracie Fields — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.

Getting to a Wimbledon Village survey

Surveyors travel to SW19 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Morden, Wimbledon station, Sutton, List of stations in London fare zone 3. Appointments are booked in Wimbledon Village on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard georgian and victorian villas takes two to three hours.

Where Wimbledon Village sits

Wimbledon Village lies 7.0 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ239709. A SW19 submission is checked against exactly that location before Merton Council will register it. Source.

Practical detail for a Wimbledon Village submission: surveyors travel in through Morden and Wimbledon station and Sutton and List of stations in London fare zone 3; addresses are written to LONDON; dialling code 020; heritage assets close by include Grade II Edwardian era. Site plans are drawn to the address as Merton Council holds it.

Wimbledon Village postcode coverage

SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood), shared with Wimbledon, Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon — all within our Wimbledon Village survey radius.

Streets and stations in Wimbledon Village

The Wimbledon Village streets on our books include Cannizaro Park, Raynes Park, Merton Park, Wimbledon Park, Selhurst Park, Plough Lane and Merton Place. most Wimbledon Village sites are within walking distance of Morden or Wimbledon station or Sutton. and Grade II Edwardian era is listed, which pulls neighbouring SW19 proposals into a setting assessment.

Areas we cover around Wimbledon Village

The surrounding patch — Addiscombe (CR0), Shirley (CR0), Selhurst (SE25), Sutton (SM1), Carshalton (SM5), Cheam (SM2, SM3) — is drawn by the same team, though each street answers to its own designation.

A printed planning application drawing set — proposed elevations, floor plans and the os location plan with the site outlined in red — planning permission in Wimbledon Village
The planning set that goes to the council through the Planning Portal: proposed elevations, plans, and the OS location plan with your site outlined.
Merton costs

How much do planning permission cost in Wimbledon Village?

Two Wimbledon Village jobs differ in price because of the georgian and victorian villas and the Wimbledon Common designation, never because of hours booked.

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.

That charge is London Borough of Merton's, taken when the Wimbledon Village application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Merton planning · Planning Permission London-wide · planning permission in Addiscombe.

Your SW19 technologist

MCIAT chartered technologists working across Merton

The person drawing your Wimbledon Village scheme holds MCIAT charter and carries the technical responsibility for it. Where Wimbledon Common or a SW19 party wall complicates a Wimbledon Village scheme, Merton Council sees it early.

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.

Send the Wimbledon Village address; we will come back with the route and the fee. This Wimbledon Village page was reviewed in August 2026.

Wimbledon Village questions

Planning Permission in Wimbledon Village — common questions

Does a Wimbledon Village house need planning permission?

Around half the Wimbledon Village enquiries we take turn out to be permitted development. No Article 4 Direction covers Merton, which keeps the Wimbledon Village permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. The free survey establishes which.

Does conservation status apply to my SW19 address?

Wimbledon Common covers a good part of Wimbledon Village — one of 28 in Merton. Inside it, materials and window detail are assessed closely.

What housing stock do you handle in Wimbledon Village?

We draw houses, flats and conversions across SW19; the georgian and victorian villas dominates.

Where else in Merton do you work?

All of Merton and the neighbouring Croydon. Addiscombe is the closest patch to Wimbledon Village, but its constraints are not identical.

Planning Permission in Wimbledon Village — a London terraced street of the type we survey
A london terraced street of the type we survey — planning permission in Wimbledon Village.
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