About the Wimbledon West Conservation Area
The Wimbledon West Conservation Area covers about 114 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Merton in 1968. Inside the boundary are 49 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 47 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Sacred Heart, 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 West 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.
- Church of the Sacred HeartGrade II*
- Southside HouseGrade II*
- 1, LAURISTON ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, The Grange Sw19Grade II
- 13 14, Berkeley Place Sw19Grade II
- 15 15a, Lauriston Road Sw19Grade II
- 15 17, Copse Hill Sw20Grade II
- 17-20, Crooked Billet Sw19Grade II
- 17, Lauriston Road Sw19Grade II
- 19 and 21, Copse Hill Sw20Grade II
- 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks Near Junction With Murray RoadGrade II
- 2, The Grange Sw19Grade II
- 23, Copse Hill Sw20Grade II
- 4, West Side Common Sw19Grade II
- 47-51, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 52 53, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 54-59, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 54, Ridgway Sw19Grade II
- 60 61, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 62 63, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 64-71, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 70, Ridgway Sw19Grade II
- 72 73, Denmark Road Sw19Grade II
- 9, Lauriston Road Sw19Grade II
Show all 49 listed buildings ↓All 49 listed buildings
- Chester HouseGrade II
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Gateways to West and South of Church of Sacred HeartGrade II
- Coach House to North of Southside HouseGrade II
- ColbyfieldGrade II
- Converted Stable Block Adjoining North End of West Side HouseGrade II
- Cote CottageGrade II
- Cottage and Cartshed Approximately 10 Yards to South West of Hall of Wimbledon College on Road FrontageGrade II
- Electricity Substation at Junction With Sunnyside PassageGrade II
- FralunorGrade II
- Garden Building and Attached Garden Wall to West of Chester HouseGrade II
- Gothic LodgeGrade II
- Great Hall Range to Kings College SchoolGrade II
- Hanford RowGrade II
- King's College School War MemorialGrade II
- Lauriston CottageGrade II
- Pair of Gatepiers at Number 54Grade II
- Pillar Box on Pavement to North of Kings College School/hallGrade II
- Stamford HouseGrade II
- Statue of Diana With Fawn at Extreme North West Corner of ParkGrade II
- The KierGrade II
- West Side HouseGrade II
- William Wilberforce SchoolGrade II
- Wimbledon College Including Former Mansion Attached to HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWimbledon West 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.