Ward · London Borough of Merton
Wimbledon Park.
Wimbledon Park sees an approval rate of 95% — 8 points above the Merton average across 316 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 4.9%.[1]
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Wimbledon Park · Merton
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316
Applications 2020–26
Decided applications
95%
Approval rate
8pp above borough avg (87%)
4.9%
Refusal rate
Lowest in Merton
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Merton planning records and committee minutes, 2020–26.
Ward overview
Wimbledon Park recorded 316 substantive planning decisions over 2020–26, approving 95% of them — 8 percentage points above the Merton borough average of 87%. Its refusal rate of 4.9% is lowest in merton.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
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.
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Merton planning register and published decision notices, 2020–26. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [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.