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Ward · London Borough of Merton

Wimbledon Town & Dundonald.

Wimbledon Town & Dundonald sees an approval rate of 91% — 4 points above the Merton average across 479 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 9.4%.[1]

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Wimbledon Town & Dundonald · Merton
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479
Applications 2021–26
Decided applications
91%
Approval rate
4pp above borough avg (87%)
9.4%
Refusal rate
30th highest of 40
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Merton planning records and committee minutes, 2021–26.
Ward overview

Wimbledon Town & Dundonald recorded 479 substantive planning decisions over 2021–26, approving 91% of them — 4 percentage points above the Merton borough average of 87%. Its refusal rate of 9.4% is 30th highest of 40.

Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Reference
Address
Type
Outcome
Date
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%

Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.

At a glance[1]
WardWimbledon Town & Dundonald
CouncilMerton
Applications479 (2021–26)
Approval rate91%
Refusal rate9.4%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
  1. [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Merton planning register and published decision notices, 2021–26. · methodology
  2. [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
  3. [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
  4. [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.