Natwest, 16 - 18 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 7NU Data via plota.co.uk

26/ADV/1445 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Advertisement consent for Replacement to existing signage including new fascia panels with internally illuminated lettersets, new internally illuminated projecting signs, new non-illuminated nameplate and new non-illuminated statutory posters... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Air quality management area: Merton 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 ↗
Town centre: Wimbledon
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 32 m away: Wimbledon Hill Road; Heritage at risk about 32 m away: Wimbledon Hill Road; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), 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
Merton
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SW19 7NU
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Hillside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Advertisement Consent
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lewis and Hickey Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 27 days faster than Merton's median of 71 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 88% of signs and adverts here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Merton ranks #196 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
Merton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #135 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #158 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #196 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #139 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
1,079
Total decisions
115 refused in the year to March 2026