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01Merton, London

Listed building consent drawings in Merton

Merton's 243 list entries run from 3 Grade I buildings down to a long tail of Grade II ones, and each one is judged on what it contains, not on its street. We draw the house as it stands and the change you want, so an officer can see what is kept before reading a word.

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    02The brief

    What Merton's records say, and what they leave to national policy

    Our records hold no Merton-specific rule for listed building consent, so we quote none. The tests that decide an application are national. The NPPF asks for an assessment of significance in proportion to the asset, and gives substantial weight to conserving designated assets. Both lines sit in the table below.

    Merton's own documents still shape how we draw. The council publishes the Merton Local Plan 2024 and the Borough Character Study SPD, and we read both for how your part of the borough is described before we survey. Neither replaces the listing test, but a drawing that contradicts them draws questions.

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner
    Upper floors of a large yellow-brick Victorian house in London with chimney pots
    Photograph: Lorenc Memaga

    03The record

    Local figures for Merton

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE5(1)Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importanceNo periodgov.uk
    NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE6(1)Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assetsNo periodgov.uk
    Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 s9(1), s9(4)Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictmentNo periodlegislation.gov.uk
    Concessions: application types with no current fee - Listed Building Consent0 GBPNo periodribblevalley.gov.uk
    Listed building entries243 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade I listed entries3 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade II* listed entries11 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade II listed entries228 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Conservation areas28 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Heritage at Risk entries23 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Article 4 direction for HMOs (C3 to C4)YesNo periodmerton.gov.uk
    Listed building consent decisions (PS2)24 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Listed building consents granted (PS2)87.5 % granted2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.

    Merton5 neighbouring councils
    Councils bordering Merton

    04The streets

    Householder applications by street in Merton

    Streets in Merton with the most householder applications, and the share approved
    StreetApplicationsApproved
    South Park Road2696%
    Lower Morden Lane2584%
    Coombe Lane2383%
    Pepys Road2377%
    Palmerston Road21100%
    Dorset Road2072%
    Marryat Road2094%
    Mostyn Road2089%
    Springfield Avenue1995%
    Vineyard Hill Road19100%
    Claremont Avenue1888%
    Queen's Road18100%
    Faraday Road1782%
    Gladstone Road1760%
    Stroud Road1794%

    Counts of householder applications by street; no individual applications are shown. Streets with fewer than five applications are left out.

    GLA Planning London Datahub, householder applications

    05The drawing

    The listed building consent routeA, What the council weighs: Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance. B, The weight given to conservation: Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets. C, Merton: consents decided: 24 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend). D, Merton: consents granted: 87.5 % granted. E, Works without consent: Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictmentSurvey and significanceHeritage statementDrawings and scheduleCouncil decisionABCDE

    The listed building consent route

    How works to a listed building are consented, from the first survey to the decision.

    A What the council weighs
    Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance
    B The weight given to conservation
    Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets
    C Merton: consents decided
    24 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)
    D Merton: consents granted
    87.5 % granted
    E Works without consent
    Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment
    The listed house in its terrace3D
    Scroll the page: the model turns with it.

    06The detail

    The listed stock behind the numbers

    Historic England records 243 list entries inside the borough boundary, including 3 at Grade I and 11 at Grade II*. The bulk, 228 entries, is Grade II.

    3 scheduled monuments and 4 registered parks and gardens also touch the borough, so a listed house near one may be judged on its setting as well as its fabric. Domestic gardens covered 27.2% of Merton's land in the GLA land-use data. Garden buildings within the curtilage of a listed building are not permitted development, so check any garden building early.

    Conservation areas and the wider heritage register

    A listing seldom stands alone. The council publishes 28 conservation areas, and 23 entries within the borough sit on the Heritage at Risk Register. Merton's data also records an Article 4 direction on HMO conversions (C3 to C4), which concerns change of use and leaves roof and window works to the usual tests.

    Wimbledon alone is split into several of those areas, so a listed house there can sit under two layers of control. Architectural drawings in Wimbledon names the Wimbledon conservation areas and the papers that describe them.

    Past decisions, fees and the penalty for skipping consent

    In the most recent four quarters the government's planning statistics return covers, Merton decided 24 listed building consent applications to alter or extend, and 87.5% were granted. That describes past decisions and says nothing certain about yours.

    The consent itself carries no council fee: the national table puts it at £0. Skipping it is a criminal matter under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act. Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment. Because the officer will read the Merton documents above against our sheets, we draw to be approved, and any revisions they ask for are ours to make at no extra cost until approval.

    A listed Wimbledon house with a roof or basement plan

    A roof storey or a lower-ground floor needs planning permission alongside consent, and the two applications must agree. See mansard roof drawings in Merton for the roof route and basement conversion drawings in Merton for the excavation route. For a Merton house that needs both, the listed building consent drawings hub sets out the national route for a listed house.

    Planning sheet for a single-storey rear extension: proposed ground floor plan and rear elevation, with the Property Architecture title block
    Sample drawing. Proposed plan and rear elevation from a planning application set, sheet 03 at 1:50.

    07The papers

    What the drawings rest on

    Pencil resting on a dimensioned technical drawing beside a scale ruleArchitectural design
    Photograph: Sven Mieke
    Building regulations section through a rear extension, with the roof, floor, wall and foundation build-ups labelled
    Sample drawing. Section A-A with the build-ups building control checks, sheet 07 at 1:50.

    08Correspondence

    Questions

    Does a Grade II house in Merton need consent for internal work?

    Often, yes, whenever the work changes the building's character or removes historic fabric. Grade II covers the interior as well as the outside. Send us the address and we read the list entry before telling you which works need an application.

    Can I put a garden room behind a listed house in Merton?

    Not as permitted development. Garden buildings within the curtilage of a listed building are not permitted development, so the building needs planning permission, and listed building consent where it affects the listed building. We check the curtilage in the free constraints check.

    What does listed building consent drawing work cost?

    Our fee is a fixed quote after a free constraints check, because it depends on how many rooms and elevations the work touches. The council application is free (£0 in the national table), and a certificate of lawfulness for proposed listed works also costs £0.

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street

    87.5%

    granted

    Listed building consents granted (PS2), Merton, 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026). Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    Photograph: Altaf Shah

    09Further reading

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    10Sources

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