House Extensions in Wimbledon, SW19
Rear, side-return, wraparound and double-storey extensions for houses in Wimbledon, designed, approved and built by one team.
Covered under one contract
- Architectural and structural design
- Planning or lawful development certificate
- Foundations, walls, roof and steels
- Glazing, rooflights and doors
- Kitchen designed and fitted
- Building control and party wall handled
House Extensions in Wimbledon.
An extension is the surest way to get the open-plan kitchen and dining room most families want, and the houses in Wimbledon generally lend themselves to it: a side return to fill, a rear garden to build into, or on larger plots room for a full-width or double-storey addition.
We design the extension around how you will use it, not around the maximum footprint the rules allow. That means thinking about light, the level change to the garden, where the kitchen sits, how the old and new parts of the house meet and what happens to the rooms you already have. The structural engineering, party wall matters and building control inspections are all handled by us.
Approvals are checked on the first visit. Many single-storey rear extensions fall within permitted development, but the London Borough of Merton applies tighter rules in conservation areas and to flats and listed buildings, so we confirm the route before any drawings are produced and then manage the application if one is needed.
- Area
- Wimbledon, SW19 · SW20
- Council
- London Borough of Merton
- Housing
- Large Victorian and Edwardian houses around the village and the Common, detached houses on the Parkside estates, Edwardian terraces towards the town, Merton Park garden suburb
- Transport
- Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park (District, rail)
- Rear or side return, on site
- 10 to 16 weeks
- Design and approvals
- 8 to 14 weeks before start
- Glazing lead time
- 6 to 10 weeks, ordered early
- Consent
- Permitted development or householder application
- Party wall
- Notices served by us
Wimbledon: the houses and the planning rules.
Wimbledon divides into the village on the hill beside the Common, with its Georgian and Victorian houses and some of the largest private homes in south London, and the town below it, with Edwardian terraces and semis running down to the station. Between them are the Parkside roads of detached houses that attract owners with substantial budgets.
Projects here range from complete refurbishments of village houses, with basements and garden rooms, to extensions and lofts on the Edwardian streets. Merton's conservation guidance applies in the village and around the Common; elsewhere permitted development covers much of what owners want to do.
The Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon North and Merton Park conservation areas cover the village, the common edge and the garden suburb; most other streets are unrestricted.
London Borough of Merton
Merton decides applications. Within the Wimbledon Village and North conservation areas, roof changes and rear extensions need a full application; outside them permitted development often applies.
Large houses
Basements, pool houses and garden buildings on the larger plots need a householder application and, near the Common, careful attention to trees.
Merton Park
The garden suburb has Article 4 directions and specific guidance on hedges, windows and extensions.
Approvals for house extensions in Wimbledon.
Many single-storey rear extensions are permitted development within the 3 or 4 metre limits, or 6 and 8 metres under prior approval. Conservation areas, flats, listed buildings and larger schemes need a householder application, and every extension needs building regulations approval.
Merton decides applications. Within the Wimbledon Village and North conservation areas, roof changes and rear extensions need a full application; outside them permitted development often applies.
What house extensions in Wimbledon includes.
- Architectural and structural design
- Planning or lawful development certificate
- Foundations, walls, roof and steels
- Glazing, rooflights and doors
- Kitchen designed and fitted
- Building control and party wall handled
From site visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit & consultation
We visit, listen and measure. Brief, budget and constraints understood before any advice is given.
- 02
Design & itemised quote
Our architects and engineers draw the scheme, and from that we provide a transparent, itemised quotation for your approval.
- 03
Planning & approvals
Planning applications, building control and party wall matters handled for you.
- 04
Build, managed weekly
Our own trades, sequenced by a site manager. Progress reported every week.
- 05
Handover & aftercare
Joint snagging walk-through, documentation, and a guarantee on our workmanship.
House Extensions in Wimbledon: your questions.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Wimbledon?
Not always. Permitted development covers many single-storey rear extensions on houses, but the London Borough of Merton removes those rights in some conservation areas, and flats and listed buildings always need an application. We confirm the route at the site visit.
How long does an extension take to build?
Ten to sixteen weeks on site for a single-storey extension once approvals are in place, plus the design and approval period beforehand. Glazing has the longest lead time, so we order it early.
Which parts of Wimbledon do you cover?
All of Wimbledon and SW19 · SW20, including Parkside, Church Road, Lancaster Road, Marryat Road, Ridgway, Murray Road, and the neighbouring districts. We are based in London and our teams work across central, north, north-west, west and south-west London.
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We will visit, listen and explain what is possible for your property and how it would be approved. No pressure, no sales pitch.