WEA Planning consultants in Merton can offer you the following services:
Pre-application planning consultations.
General advice on submitting planning applications in Merton.
Interpretation of Merton planning policy and how this will affect your own plans.
Advice on permitted development – what you will be able to build without needing planning permission.
Dealing with retrospective planning applications in Merton.
Responding to planning enforcement notices.
If you need professional assistance with preparing your planning application, we can provide the following services:
Co-ordination of technical supporting information and drawings;
writing of supporting statements;
negotiation with planning officers;
variations or removal of planning conditions; and
assisting with public consultations.
WEA Planning is an independent planning consultancy. Although we are not associated with the London Borough of Merton, we can offer planning advice on any application within this part of London. If you simply want an update on an existing application, or want to view planning applications which have already been submitted, please contact the Merton Council planning team directly.
The London Borough of Merton is sandwiched between Kingston upon Thames to the west and Croydon to the east and between Wandsworth to the north and Sutton to the south. Merton is one of a number of London boroughs that has locations within it that considerably better known than the borough itself, and in particular, the borough is most famous for being the location of Wimbledon and the tennis tournament that takes place annually at the All England Club.
The reason for the Borough being named Merton, rather than after one of the larger commercial areas is that at the time of the formation of the borough in 1965, which was brought about by merging for previous authorities from within the county of Surrey, there was a dispute between Wimbledon and Mitcham about how the borough should be named, thus Merton was used as a compromise.
Merton has the distinction of being the only London borough to have underground, tram and overground rail services, although this does not necessarily translate to instant accessibility. South London remains poorly served by the underground, although this is partially made up for by the north to south Thameslink service, which has recently been upgraded. Wimbledon also provides useful access to the west of London via the district line, although for reaching central London this can be considerably slower than taking the overground train services towards Waterloo or Blackfriars (Thameslink).
Culturally, the borough of Merton has played home to the TV series The Bill, whilst more recently, the largest mosque in western Europe has opened in Morden, with a capacity of up to 10,000 worshippers.
The Local Plan informs the policies which guide development across the borough, this includes residential, commercial, parks and other public infrastructure. These policies are important to decide whether to approve planning applications.
The adopted Local Plan covers the periods 2011-2026. Work is underway reviewing the new local plan, you can follow the progress of this document online.
Merton has around 250 listed buildings and structures, many locally listed buildings and structures, 28 conservation areas, 4 registered historic parks and gardens, and 3 scheduled ancient monuments.
Heritage Assets
Details of the locally listed and statutory listed heritage assets in the borough can be found online.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions enable a local authority to remove certain permitted development rights. This means that for the specified development a planning application will need to be submitted.
The borough has article 4's in place for some of the conservation areas in the borough. There is also an article 4 for changes in use from dwelling house to a small HMO for 7 wards on the eastern area of the borough. In certain areas of the borough there is an article 4 removing permitted development rights to convert offices to residential. There is more detail on the borough's website.
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Please note:
WEA Planning is an independent Merton planning consultancy, based in Notting Hill.
Although we are not associated with the London Borough of Merton, we can offer planning advice on any application within this part of London. If you simply want an update on an existing Sutton application, or want to view planning applications which have already been submitted, please contact the Merton council planning team directly.