About the Wimbledon Hill Road Conservation Area
The Wimbledon Hill Road Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Merton in 1984. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all Grade II.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Wimbledon Hill Road CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Entrance Gates Gatepiers and Adjoining Walls to Queen Alexandras CourtGrade II
- Garden Pavilion in Grounds of Queen Alexandra's CourtGrade II
- Garden Wall to West of Quadrangle Forming Queen Alexandra's Court and Linking Wall to Garden PavilionGrade II
- Queen Alexandras Court (north Block)Grade II
- Queen Alexandras Court (north Eastern Block)Grade II
- Queen Alexandras Court (south Eastern Block)Grade II
- Queen Alexandras Court (southern Block)Grade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Trinity Church and HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWimbledon Hill Road Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Merton’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Merton and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.