Structural Alterations in Wimbledon, SW19
Opening up the ground floor, removing load-bearing walls and forming new openings in Wimbledon houses, with our own structural engineers and building control approval.
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
Structural Alterations in Wimbledon.
Most of the houses in Wimbledon were planned as a series of small rooms. Opening them up, whether that is knocking two reception rooms together, taking out the wall between the kitchen and dining room, or forming a wide opening onto the garden, is structural work, and it needs to be designed rather than improvised.
Our engineers design the steel beams, padstones and any temporary works, and our team installs them. The beam is usually hidden within the ceiling so the finished room shows no trace of the wall that was there. Building control inspects the work, and where the wall is shared with a neighbour we serve the party wall notices.
Structural alterations are often the first stage of a wider refurbishment, and we plan them as such, so the services, floor levels and finishes that follow are all designed together.
- 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 structural alterations in Wimbledon.
Structural work needs building regulations approval and an engineer's calculations; where the wall is shared with a neighbour, party wall notices are required, and listed buildings need listed building consent for internal alterations.
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 structural alterations 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.
Structural Alterations in Wimbledon: your questions.
Can you remove a load-bearing wall in a Wimbledon house?
Yes. Our structural engineer designs the steel beam and padstones, building control inspects the work, and if the wall is a party wall we serve the notices. The beam can usually be concealed within the ceiling depth.
Do structural alterations need planning permission?
Internal structural work does not need planning permission, but it always needs building regulations approval. Listed buildings need listed building consent for internal alterations.
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.
Other services in Wimbledon.
House Refurbishment in Wimbledon
Read more
Flat Refurbishment in Wimbledon
Read more
House Extensions in Wimbledon
Read more
Loft Conversions in Wimbledon
Read more
Basement Conversions in Wimbledon
Read more
Kitchen Renovation in Wimbledon
Read more
Bathroom Renovation in Wimbledon
Read more
Bespoke Joinery & Fitted Furniture in Wimbledon
Read more
Architectural & Interior Design in Wimbledon
Read more
Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Wimbledon
Read moreStructural Alterations across London.
Central London
All of Central LondonNorth London
All of North LondonNorth-West London
All of North-West LondonSouth-West London
All of South-West LondonTalk to us about structural work in Wimbledon.
We will visit, listen and explain what is possible for your property and how it would be approved. No pressure, no sales pitch.