Land adjacent to Farnborough House , Rushmere House & Chilcombe House (Alton Estate) Fontley Way SW15 Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1741 - Details (following full perm.) Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Details of materials pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 22/05/2024 ref (Demolition of all existing structures and erection of three, residential blocks (five-storeys) comprising of 38 units (12 x 1-bedroom, 18 x 2-bedroom and 8 x 3-bedroom flats) with associated landscaping/tree planting, car parking, cycle, refuse storage and play area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
15 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Standard · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 6

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Wandsworth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden about 88 m away: Richmond Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 65 m away: Alton; Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 88 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wandsworth
Application type
Details (following full perm.)
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Roehampton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve No Conditions
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Standard
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stantec UK Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 9 days faster than Wandsworth's median of 49 for demolitions. Approved, as 87% of demolitions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
173decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Wandsworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Wandsworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026
Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Wandsworth ranks #172 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wandsworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #168 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #172 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #124 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
680 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
2,062
Total decisions
206 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings