Policy information sourced from the Merton Core Planning Strategy.

CS1 Colliers Wood

To create a thriving and attractive District Centre at Colliers Wood.

We will do this by:

  • Seeking the designation of Colliers Wood as a District Centre in the London Plan hierarchy following the adoption of a masterplan to manage development in Colliers Wood town centre;
  • Encouraging a mix of unit sizes and an improved range of town centre uses within Colliers Wood centre, especially financial and business services, restaurants, cafés and community facilities, commensurate with its retail offer as a District Centre;
  • Requiring development to help create coherent spaces of high quality design, reconfiguring the centre to create a focus and making the environment more attractive to town centre users, especially pedestrians;
  • Supporting improvements to the transport infrastructure that will help to reduce road congestion and improve the public realm;
  • Working with the Environment Agency and, the GLA and developers to reduce flood risk and to explore viable and appropriate flood mitigation measures complementary with improving the public realm particularly for pedestrians and cyclists;
  • Raising awareness of heritage assets including Merton Priory and Wandle Valley Conservation Area, conserving and enhancing archaeological sites and recognising their positive contribution to regeneration and new development.

Surrounding area of Colliers Wood including South Wimbledon

  • Supporting development which helps to improve the quality of local housing, traffic flow and the public realm, especially in the South Wimbledon area;
  • Supporting improvements to the transport infrastructure that will help to reduce road congestion and improve the public realm, particularly for pedestrians and cyclist;
  • Working with the Environment Agency to reduce flood risk and to explore viable and appropriate flood mitigation measures complementary with improving the public realm;
  • Supporting improvements to South Wimbledon Business Area.

For more information, please see the Core Planning Strategy.