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01Wandsworth, London

Listed building consent drawings in Wandsworth

Wandsworth's own guidance to owners of listed buildings is short and practical: interiors count, unconsented work is a criminal offence, and the conservation officer is best asked early. We draw the existing building and the proposal to give that conversation something exact to look at.

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    02The brief

    What the council tells owners of listed buildings

    The council's listed buildings page says that altering or extending a listed building, interiors included, needs listed building consent. Historic England's data holds 312 list entries inside the borough boundary.

    The page ends with advice, in short: early officer consultation advised, and it repeats that unconsented works are a criminal offence. Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment. We take the advice literally, and the free constraints check is where it starts.

    Upper floors of a large yellow-brick Victorian house in London with chimney pots
    Pencil resting on a dimensioned technical drawing beside a scale rule
    Photograph: Sven Mieke

    03The record

    Local figures for Wandsworth

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Council advises consulting its Conservation and Design Officer early; unconsented works are a criminal offenceearly officer consultation advisedNo periodwandsworth.gov.uk, Listed buildings (council web page), page text
    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 entries312 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade I listed entries5 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade II* listed entries34 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Conservation areas46 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Heritage at Risk entries8 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building consent decisions (PS2)38 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)94.7 % 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.

    Wandsworth7 neighbouring councils
    Councils bordering Wandsworth

    04The streets

    Householder applications by street in Wandsworth

    Streets in Wandsworth with the most householder applications, and the share approved
    StreetApplicationsApproved
    Earlsfield Road2889%
    Dover House Road2774%
    Broomwood Road2692%
    Sutherland Grove2682%
    Elborough Street2592%
    Elsenham Street2591%
    Elsley Road24100%
    Wakehurst Road2490%
    Deodar Road2289%
    Huntingfield Road2291%
    Mallinson Road2291%
    Thurleigh Road22100%
    Engadine Street21100%
    Magdalen Road2180%
    Burntwood Lane2089%

    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, Wandsworth: consents decided: 38 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend). D, Wandsworth: consents granted: 94.7 % 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 Wandsworth: consents decided
    38 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)
    D Wandsworth: consents granted
    94.7 % 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

    Three grades, one national standard

    5 of the entries are Grade I, 34 are Grade II* and 267 are Grade II. The framework's line on weight applies to all three: "Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets".

    The borough also publishes 46 conservation areas, so a listed house is often inside one as well. 8 entries sit on the Heritage at Risk Register.

    Consent decisions in the latest return

    The council decided 38 applications to alter or extend a listed building in its latest return and granted 94.7% of them. A small caseload moves the percentage easily, so read it as background. The national fee table sets listed building consent at £0, though any planning application made at the same time has its own.

    Only 31.4% of households here live in a house or bungalow, so many listed owners hold part of a bigger building, such as a flat in a converted villa. In that case we measure the common stair and the neighbouring floors too, because your consent depends on what the shared structure already looks like.

    Roof and cellar work on a listed house

    A listed house that also wants more room needs a second application on top of consent. For a new top storey see mansard roof drawings in Wandsworth. For a lower floor see basement conversion drawings in Wandsworth. The full national route is on the listed building consent hub.

    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

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street cornerMeasured surveys
    Photograph: Tom McCarten
    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 listed building in Wandsworth need consent for interior changes?

    Yes, on the council's own account: its page names interiors alongside exteriors. Send us the address and we check the entry and confirm the route.

    Should I talk to the council before applying?

    Yes. The council's listed buildings page puts it in four words: early officer consultation advised. We prepare the survey and drawings first, so the conversation starts from exact existing and proposed sheets.

    What is the fee for listed building consent?

    Nothing is payable for the consent itself: the national fee table sets it at £0. What you pay us for the Wandsworth drawings is one price, given once we have read the list entry and looked at the site constraints, a check that costs you nothing.

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street

    94.7%

    granted

    Listed building consents granted (PS2), Wandsworth, 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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    Send us the address of your house.

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