Town Hall Wandsworth High Street SW18 2PU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2662 - Alter or Extend a Listed Building Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed refurbishment and alteration of the Register Office facilities within the Town Hall, including the Alexandra, Victoria and Elizabeth Ceremony Rooms, the General Register Office, the Senior Registrar's Office, Room 14 and the existing gentlemen's toilets. Works include replacement flooring, redecoration, new wall coverings, refurbishment of existing chandeliers and windows, upgraded LED lighting, minor internal alterations to Room 14, including removal of an internal wall to create a new waiting area, and reconfiguration of the existing gentlemen's toilets to provide accessible, gender-neutral and female WC facilities, together with associated mechanical and electrical works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 17 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 91.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 13

Grade IIHeliport CAA Height RestrictionsTown Centres (Core Strategy & DMPD)Flood zone 3Flood zone 2
Grade II listed: Wandsworth Town Hall Wandsworth Town Hall (Including Town Hall)
List entry 1244323 · 5 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Wandsworth Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Wandsworth
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.
Grade IICouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Heliport CAA Height RestrictionsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Town Centres (Core Strategy & DMPD)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Flood zone 3Council record
The council's own flood layer for this site.
Council site ↗
Flood zone 2Council record
The council's own flood layer for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), 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 27 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Alter or Extend a Listed Building
Postcode
SW18 2PU
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Wandsworth Town
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 93% of extensions in Wandsworth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,194decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Aug 2026
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

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