Tooting Common Tooting Bec Road London SW16 1RU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2976 - Advertisements Withdrawn

Proposal

This application seeks consent for the continued display of temporary advertisements and signage associated with events, activities and facilities within Tooting Common for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031. The proposed advertisements comprise a range of temporary banners, signs, flags, A-boards, freestanding display units and event branding associated with community events, cultural activities, sporting events, markets, recreational programmes and park facilities. The advertisements will primarily provide event information, wayfinding, operational guidance and promotional material relating to activities taking place within Wandsworth Park. Signage will be located at established advertising positions throughout the park, including entrance gates, event sites, sports facilities, concession areas and other designated event locations. Advertisements will vary in size, design and material depending on the specific event or activity but will remain temporary in nature and displayed only for the period necessary to support individual events and park operations. The application includes advertising associated with: Event and activity banners Directional and wayfinding signage Sports, recreation and facility signage Temporary event branding Community event and market signage Freestanding display units and flags Illuminated and non-illuminated signage where appropriate All advertisements will be displayed in accordance with the Agreement for the Hire of Wandsworth Park and in line with the supporting plans and appendices submitted as part of this application. I would use essentially this wording for all of the remaining parks, simply changing the park-specific references and tweaking the activities slightly: Tooting Common ??? add festivals, Country on the Common, sporting events, community activities. Wandsworth Common ??? community events, sporting activities, fairs, outdoor recreation. King George's Park ??? sports tournaments, community events, funfairs (where appl Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
−
Withdrawn
1 Oct 2026

Withdrawn on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 78 m away: Garrad's Road; Priority habitat about 7 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Advertisements
Postcode
SW16 1RU
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Consultation & key dates

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Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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