Policy information sourced from the Merton Core Planning Strategy.
CS6 Wimbledon Town Centre
To ensure Wimbledon continues to develop and maintain its position as a diverse Major Centre offering excellent shopping, business and cultural facilities. We will do this by:
- Maintaining and enhancing the retail core of the centre, especially within the Primary Shopping Area;
- Encouraging the provision of office development (especially major development) above the Primary Shopping Area, and elsewhere in the centre to ground level where an active street frontage is provided;
- Supporting the provision of community and leisure facilities, especially around the existing hub at the eastern end of The Broadway;
- Encouraging development that attracts visitors to the area all year round, including high quality hotels, conference facilities and cultural activities;
- Strengthen the position of Wimbledon as a Major Centre through the redevelopment of key sites within the centre;
- Promote a balanced evening economy through a mix of uses;
- Improving the public realm to make the centre more attractive, legible and easier to get around for both pedestrians and traffic, promoting connections between The Broadway, Victoria Crescent, Queens Road and Wimbledon Bridge;
- Supporting improvements to the public highway for all users, and to the public transport interchange, especially at Wimbledon Station.
Surrounding area of Wimbledon Town Centre
- Maintaining the unique retail and built form character of Wimbledon Village, supporting development that is commensurate to the scale and quality of the Local Centre;
- Supporting environmental improvements and maintaining the day-to-day shopping and other services at Arthur Road Local Centre;
- Conserving and enhancing the quality of neighbourhoods within the sub-area through Conservation Area character protection, and by supporting incremental development that respects the character and heritage assets within the area.
For more information, please see the Core Planning Strategy.