Planning Permission in Wimbledon | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Merton, which keeps the Wimbledon permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. Wimbledon reads as Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces, and that character is precisely what a Merton Council case officer tests a proposal against. Inside the Mitcham Cricket Green boundary — one of 28 such designations in Merton — a Wimbledon scheme normally goes straight to a full Merton Council application rather than relying on permitted development. We establish it for the SW19, SW20 address before any drawing begins.

The Wimbledon Article 4 position is established at survey, before design. Rear wall, floor levels and the Wimbledon Common roofline are the three Wimbledon constraints. The borough policy layer over every SW19, SW20 address is set out on Merton planning. The Wimbledon survey then carries into building regulations drawings in Wimbledon if the project runs on to construction.

One to two weeks at London Borough of Merton before a Wimbledon case reaches an officer. Everything begins by measuring the Wimbledon 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.

Officer queries on a Wimbledon application come to us, not to you. The Wimbledon pack is validated against London Borough of Merton requirements before submission.

Most Wimbledon refusals trace back to overlooking, not to size. We measure the SW19 property room by room, including ceiling heights and floor falls.

Serve SW19 party wall notices before work starts, not after. Once consent is granted, loft conversion drawings follows for the SW19 property.

Wimbledon is characterised by victorian villas, edwardian terraces, concentrated across SW19, SW20 in the Wimbledon / Colliers Wood area. How the victorian villas in Wimbledon was built decides what can be opened up and where the load has to go. Reading that across to Wimbledon stock: most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans, elevations, a site plan and a location plan. We resolve it before the Wimbledon design is fixed. Merton Council judges massing against the established Wimbledon rhythm — the eaves and ridge lines running past Wimbledon Common.

Merton sets no special basement rule, so a Wimbledon lower-ground scheme stands or falls on the engineering and the neighbours. Survey data from the Wimbledon property flows straight into house extension drawings for SW19 properties or architectural drawings without a second site visit.

What the Wimbledon drawing pack contains

Contents of the SW19 drawing pack:

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

Streets and landmarks we survey around Wimbledon

• Cannizaro Park — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Cannizaro Park back addition.
• Raynes Park — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Raynes Park extension goes.
• Merton Park — frontages visible from the highway, so Mitcham Cricket Green materials detail governs the Merton Park elevation.
• Wimbledon Park — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Wimbledon Park back addition.
• Selhurst Park — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Selhurst Park plot.
• Plough Lane — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Plough Lane back addition.
• Merton Place — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Merton Place extension goes.
• Wimbledon Common — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• All England Club — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
• Charing Cross Hospital — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
• Ricards Lodge High School — the surrounding victorian villas takes its scale from it.
• Wimbledon Common — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Wimbledon High School — massing on adjoining SW19 plots is tested against it.

Getting to a Wimbledon 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 on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard victorian villas takes two to three hours.

Where Wimbledon sits

Wimbledon lies 7.0 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ239709. We plot the Wimbledon site from that reference rather than from a sale plan. Source.

Practical detail for a Wimbledon submission: local stations are Morden and Wimbledon station and Sutton and List of stations in London fare zone 3; post town LONDON; dialling code 020; the listed stock near Wimbledon includes Grade II Edwardian era. Site plans are drawn to the address as Merton Council holds it.

Wimbledon postcode coverage

Across SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood), shared with Wimbledon Village, Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon; SW20 (Raynes Park), shared with Raynes Park the survey is the same; the Merton policy overlay is not, and Merton Council validates on the address.

Streets and stations in Wimbledon

Our SW19 caseload covers Cannizaro Park, Raynes Park, Merton Park, Wimbledon Park, Selhurst Park, Plough Lane and Merton Place. most Wimbledon 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

We survey across Croydon (CR0), Crystal Palace (SE19), Upper Norwood (SE19), South Norwood (SE25), Thornton Heath (CR7), Purley (CR8) as well as Wimbledon itself, plus the Wandsworth side of the boundary.

Price differences between Wimbledon projects come from the fabric — the victorian villas, level changes, and any Mitcham Cricket Green heritage requirement.

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.

None of the London Borough of Merton statutory fee reaches us on a Wimbledon job. London planning approval-rate dataset · Merton planning · our London planning permission service · planning permission in Croydon.

Wimbledon work is issued under MCIAT charter, the technical-design and building-regulations qualification. Borderline is normal in Wimbledon; we resolve it with Merton Council before submission rather than after refusal.

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.

We survey Wimbledon properties within a few days of instruction. This Wimbledon page was reviewed in August 2026.