Wandsworth Local Plan: adopted policies and emerging plans

Check the planning authority first

This profile concerns Wandsworth’s borough planning framework. For each property, establish its borough and applicable site or area-specific guidance.

The council’s Local Plan is deliberately two documents after the partial review. There is no need to infer that the entire 2023 plan has been replaced.

Adopted development-plan documents

Read the relevant policy wording and map together. An unverified date is a gap in this profile, not a finding that a document has no legal effect.

• London Plan 2021

  Adopted. March 2021 strategic plan.

  London-wide strategic policies form part of the development plan. Read them with the relevant borough documents and any made neighbourhood plan.

  Plan period and recorded dates

  Plan period

  Not verified

  Adopted or made

  Exact date not verified

  Separate effective date

  Not verified

• Wandsworth Local Plan 2023 to 2038

  Adopted. July 2023, read with the 2026 partial review.

  Adopted 19 July 2023.

  The adopted borough plan and map remain in use, subject to replacement of the six housing policies identified in the partial review.

  Plan period and recorded dates

  Plan period

  2023 to 2038

  Adopted or made

  19 July 2023

  Separate effective date

  Not verified

• Wandsworth Local Plan Partial Review

  Adopted. March 2026.

  Adopted 4 March 2026.

  Replaces LP23, LP24, LP28, LP29, LP30 and LP31: affordable housing, mix, student accommodation, shared facilities, build to rent and specialist housing. Other 2023 policies remain in force.

  Plan period and recorded dates

  Plan period

  Not verified

  Adopted or made

  4 March 2026

  Separate effective date

  Not verified

Policies maps and site boundaries

The adopted-plan register provides three 2023 policies-map sheets and links live maps.

The council warns that information such as flood zones and conservation areas can change. Use current underlying sources as well as the adopted policy mapping.

• The adopted Wandsworth Local Plan

Emerging plans and examination progress

The partial review is adopted, not an ongoing main-modifications consultation. The register records 4 March 2026 adoption and links the February 2026 Inspector’s report.

The council intends to publish a combined reference version. Until available, read the two adopted documents together and replace only the six expressly identified policies.

A separate consultation page still says the review is open until 14 January 2026 despite a July update date. The later adoption evidence is used here; the expired invitation should not be repeated as current.

Published milestones and events

• Local Plan and map adopted

  19 July 2023

  2023–2038 borough plan adopted.

  • The adopted Wandsworth Local Plan

• Partial review adopted

  4 March 2026

  Six housing policies replaced; remaining 2023 policies retained.

  • The adopted Wandsworth Local Plan
  • Adopted Local Plan Partial Review (PDF)

• Combined reference version awaited

  Date not verified

  Council register says a hybrid version is intended; no publication date verified.

  • The adopted Wandsworth Local Plan

Check the official programme before attending a hearing or relying on a deadline. A consultation, hearing or inspector's report is distinct from adoption. This page is a checked snapshot, not a live calendar.

Local design and supporting guidance

The Housing SPD remains linked for extensions and conversions, but older references must be checked against the new policy sequence.

The biodiversity page explicitly links an adopted 2025 document, while the general consultation page retains earlier drafting-stage text. Document-specific adoption evidence is the better status source.

• Housing SPD

  Supporting guidance. Council-listed residential guidance.

  Guidance for residential development, conversions, extensions and front gardens. Read it against the 2023 plan and the 2026 replacement policies; do not rely on legacy policy numbers alone.

  Plan period and recorded dates

  Plan period

  Not verified

  Adopted or made

  Exact date not verified

  Separate effective date

  Not verified

• Biodiversity SPD

  Adopted supplementary guidance. 2025 adopted document linked by the council.

  Guidance on incorporating and enhancing biodiversity through the development process. Exact adoption day not verified in this profile.

  Plan period and recorded dates

  Plan period

  Not verified

  Adopted or made

  Exact date not verified

  Separate effective date

  Not verified

• Basement extensions guidance

  Supporting guidance. Listed in the council guidance register.

  Design, planning and construction guidance for basement alterations. Other consents and technical requirements remain separate.

  Plan period and recorded dates

  Plan period

  Not verified

  Adopted or made

  Exact date not verified

  Separate effective date

  Not verified

Design guidance does not establish that work is permitted development. Check the national rules, planning conditions and any relevant local restrictions.

What to do for your property

1. Choose the appropriate adopted map sheet and check current constraints.
2. Read the 2023 Local Plan alongside the March 2026 review.
3. For housing proposals, check whether one of the six replaced policies is relevant.
4. Use the topic-specific guidance and verify its references against the current plan.
5. Use live notices and adoption documents rather than expired consultation wording.

Keep the document versions, maps and date of your check with your project notes. A boundary, policy conflict or transition may need assessment by the relevant authority or a suitably qualified planning professional.

Sources, review and changes

These AI-assisted checks cover published document identity, status, dates and links. They do not decide how policy applies to an individual site, and professional planning review has not been completed.

Source-check dates describe when we inspected the source. They do not renew automatically when the website is rebuilt. We link to official documents without claiming a licence over them or republishing them.

First published 8 September 2026. Recorded adopted and emerging documents, source dates and stated gaps.

Report a correction with this page and an official source link.