About the Wimbledon Village Conservation Area
The Wimbledon Village Conservation Area covers about 7.2 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Merton in 1968. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Eagle House, 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 Village 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.
- Eagle HouseGrade II*
- 32 33 33a 34, High Street Sw19Grade II
- 35, High Street Sw19Grade II
- 37 37a, High Street Sw19Grade II
- 38, High Street Sw19Grade II
- 55, Church Road Sw19Grade II
- 57, HIGH STREET SW19 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, The Green Sw19Grade II
- 70 70a 70b, High Street Sw19Grade II
- 98, High Street Sw19Grade II
- Ashford HouseGrade II
- Claremont HouseGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Iron Screen,Gatepiers and Gates to Eagle House Fronting RoadGrade II
- The Village Club and HallGrade II
- War Memorial at Junction With Parkside and the CausewayGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWimbledon Village 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.