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MERTON
Character Study Appendix
Consultation summary
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Allies and Morrison Solidspace
Urban Practitioners
Consultation summary
Merton Council was very keen that The second part contains a summary of
this Character Study had an extensive the comments that were received about
programme of engagement to help test each neighbourhood, including direct
the emerging ideas and ensure that quotes from the surveys.
local residents were happy with the way
their neighbourhoods were represented. Workshop
Covid 19 hit shortly after this study was
Separate to this survey, a short survey for
commissioned which has meant that the
community groups was also undertaken,
plans for consultation have needed to be
as well as a stakeholder workshop to test
adapted and evolved to take an online
ideas and emerging proposals. A write up
and digital form. Over 450 people have
of this workshop is included within this
contributed to the engagement process
document.
which is an incredible achievement given
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the recent challenging context.
Public consultation
Quotes from all of the engagement events The draft document was published for
help to illustrate this report and ensure public consultation for 6 weeks
the voice of local residents is recognised from Monday 8 February 2021. Feedback
within this study. from the consultation period was
reviewed and resulted in amendments to
Online public survey the final adopted version of the SPD.
A digital survey was designed and went
live online between 7 September and
5 October 2020. 416 people responded
to this from within all areas of the
borough. The survey was designed to
test the proposed neighbourhoods and
review their boundaries. We also wanted
to understand what people valued
about each neighbourhood and better
understand what could be changed and
improved.
This report contains a summary of the
responses to this survey, beginning with
a review of changes to neighbourhood
boundaries as a result of comments.
Page 203 Survey - Boundary changes...
5 sub areas...
Queen’s
Road
Ridgway
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Figge’s Marsh
...now 6 Page 205
Neighbourhoods review Page 206
Summary of key comments on boundaries
• What are Merton Park’s boundaries?
• Some think Kingston Road is the
Old Merton northern boundary, others think Merton
Park?
Park extends beyond Kingston Road into
Wimbledon Chase area.
• General agreement that the tram line
forms the eastern edge, although
acknowledge Old Merton Park on other
side of tramline.
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• Some think the Merton Park area should
be in Wimbledon, not Morden.
• Some people think it’s its own piece -
different to Wimbledon and Morden
• Merton Park is more contained? Defined
by the arts and crafts houses and
gardens of the John Innes developments
/ the John Innes Estate and the
Church / original Garden Suburb and
conservation area / parish boundaries
of St. Mary’s Church?
“Merton Park’s boundaries are defined by railway
Existing boundaries for Merton Park and tram lines, then within that area by age and
Residents who disagreed with the boundary and described their neighbourhood as Merton Park type of housing. Morden is the major shopping
centre on the southern perimeter”
Possible moves...
Most popular
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Proposed change:
Move boundary northwards to
Kingston Road (but include the
Kington Road frontage within
Wimbledon Chase)
Summary of key comments on boundaries
• Some consider Haydons Road in Wimbledon, not Colliers Wood. Extend Queen’s
Road sub area to Haydons Road? Or Haydons Road goes into Wimbledon?
• Queen’s Road area seen as South Park Gardens to some - rename?
• Boundary of South Wimbledon? Does it need to move north into Queen’s Road area
/ Haydons Road area? A couple of people in Queen’s Road area feel they are in South
Wimbledon, but others nearby see themselves as in Wimbledon or central Wimbledon.
• Boundary between South Wim and Colliers Wood the Wandle - this would tie in with lots of
people west of the Wandle in the Haydons Road area describing themselves as being in South
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Wimbledon.
Possible moves... Proposed changes:
Leave Haydons Road in CW but Queen’s
Road to extend a little eastwards.
Acknowledge South Park Gardens within
character area but leave area as Queen’s
?
Road.
?
Extend South Wimbledon boundary north-
east to take in the Wandle.
Summary of key comments on boundaries Proposed changes: Page 210
Summary of key comments on boundaries
• Relationship between Raynes Park, Cannon Hill and Wimbledon Chase - should
Raynes Park extend southwards to Cannon Hill Lane?
Possible moves...
Proposed changes:
Take the south side
of Bushey Road into
Raynes Park but not the
whole way
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Mawson Way relates
south so leave in
Cannon HillSummary of key comments on boundaries
• Relationship between Raynes Park and Copse Hill with Wimbledon:
Some people feel Raynes Park should be smaller and further to west?
Some people feel like the Copse Hill area, especially north of Copse Hill itself is in Wimbledon
Postcodes in the current ‘Copse Hill’ area identify as living in ‘West Wimbledon’
Possible moves...
“Raynes Park is a smaller
Make this green
area than shown on the map,
and Copse Hill? bounded by the A298, Lower
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Downs Road, Arterberry Road,
Montana Road, Conway Road,
What would Hunter Road, Pepys Road,
Cottenham Park Road, Oakwood
this become?
Road, Cambridge Road”
Cottenham
Park / West OPTION 1: Copse Hill becomes a
Wimbledon Wimbledon neighbourhood.
OPTION 2: Copse Hill deleted as
neighbourhood and northern half
Shrinken becomes part of Wimbledon Com-
Raynes mon and southern part becomes
Park Raynes Park.
slightly?
OPTION 3: Leave as it isSummary of key comments on boundaries
• West Barnes...is this a neighbourhood?
Rename Grand Drive West Barnes - lots of people in the Grand Drive area describe themselves
as living in Raynes Park or West Barnes - would perhaps be more relatable than Grand Drive.
• However is West Barnes larger than this? Looks like it extends into Motspur Park too...maybe
best to leave as is!
• Grand Drive should take in Parkway
• Aboyne Drive should move into Shannon Corner - doesn’t fit with Copse Hill - barrier
of A3...and Carter’s Estate in Shannon Corner too?
Proposed changes:
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Keep Grand Drive as Grand
Drive but reference West
?
Barnes in report
Move Parkway into Grand
Drive
Move Aboyne Drive into
Shannon CornerSummary of key comments on boundaries
• Streatham Road - some people feel they living in Tooting! Reference in report?
• Figge’s Marsh feels like it should be in the centre of the neighbourhood
Proposed changes:
Include eastern side of
Figge’s Marsh into the
Figge’s Marsh area
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Reference relationship
with TootingPage 215 Neighbourhoods feedback summary...
Transport
Q6 Sub-area’s compared.. 9.0
average scores 8.0
7.0
Safety Environment
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
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1.0
Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
Colliers Wood South Wimbledon Mitcham Morden Raynes Park WimbledonSOUTH WIMBLEDON
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need improving?
live? Why? 19 responses
• The attractive, human scale, Victorian • South Wimbledon station - needs greening
and Edwardian buildings and junction improvements. How can this
• Tree lined streets become more of a destination? Leisure, culture
and community uses?
• Green spaces and city farm
• Parks needs to have better facilities (Cafes,
• Local high streets for shopping, dining more gardens rather than just grass etc...).
etc with an independent offer
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• Housing estate behind South Wimbledon tube
• The community feel in various groups needs to be maintained better.
of streets and South Wimbledon as a
whole - family friendly. Active community • Kingston Road - public realm and
and residents groups with events - use of development sites (car garages, vacant hall)
schools at weekends by community and • Support local shops by investing in public
faith groups realm, widen pavements and shopfronts “I like that Wimbledon town
improvements. Protect space for businesses centre is busy, urban and
• Easily accessible to central London and vibrant. But that surrounding
Surrey (no more resi conversions)
residential areas are peaceful
• Historical interest (Nelson’s Ownership • Dominance of traffic and improved cycling and have historic character”
of Property In The Past) and proximity to and linked paths
Merton Priory. • Diversification of retail on Merton High Street “Kingston Road needs
improving - both in terms of its
• Litter/fly tipping/potholes
public realm but there are also
• Better integration of new development style sites along it, like car garages
with existing character of the area. that make the road look messy.
These could be redeveloped
for new homes”6 South Wimbledon
Q6 neighbourhoods.. Transport
8.0
South Wimbledon
7.0
Safety 6.0 Environment
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
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1.0
Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
6 South WimbledonCOLLIERS WOOD
Colliers Wood
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need improving?
live? Why? 25 responses
• Independent restaurants and community • Retail parks as opportunity for change
assets (Merton Abbey Mills), the • Redevelopment of former Virgin Active site,
Wimbledon Brewery coffee in the North Road needed urgently to provide
wood, pub, Wandle community centre affordable housing
• Heritage buildings - the abbey and mills • Recreation grounds - improvements and
• Victorian terraced houses - attractive maintenance
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streets • New housing areas must have good access
• Community spirit, safe and friendliness to sustainable transport modes and better
• Green spaces - Wandle trail and park bin storage
• Lots of comments about rubbish problems
“ the buildings in Colliers Wood have
• Need for a community focal point/hub;
been improved, but there is more
more variety of amenities (e.g. a cafe,
work to do to make it seem like a
space for creative business).
busy London Borough - currently the
• High street should be made more attractive high street seems left behind and the
with better street-scaping and greenery - shopping centres seem like car parks
issue with current traffic dominance with shops. There needs to be more
• Too much car parking and dominance of dedicated community space.”
vehicles deterring cyclists
“The retail parks are very badly
• Parks and Wandle trails need better upkeep designed, taking up a huge footprint
- cutting back weeds to help widen paths. with ground level car parking on
prime land, and encourage people
to drive the quarter mile between the
shopping hubs.”HAYDONS ROAD
Colliers Wood
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 12 responses
• Parks, natural green spaces and trees • Haydons Road - busy and unpleasant -
• Good transport links and access to particularly to the northern end - where
services it meets Durnsford Road/Plough Lane -
a barrier to moving around
• Residential streets - good mix of housing
• Wandle paths - wonderful but need
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• Merton Abbey Mills and river corridor better maintenance. And better care of
other green spaces
• Traffic - rat-running on Poets
• Shops - could be put to better use - pop-
up or temporary uses?
• Prevent motorcycles using cycle only “Need a better quality of new housing -
access roads too many poor-quality flats being built”
• Litter issues and better street lighting
“Attempts to make the area more built
up because Wimbledon is fashionable
are making things significantly more
cramped and stressed (and being near
industrial areas along the Wandle
compounds this - two different reasons
to build up the area which are in direct
conflict with what works for the other;
neither works for residents)”9.0
Q6 neighbourhoods..
8.0
Colliers Wood
7.0
Safety Environment
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
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Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
1 Colliers Wood 1 Colliers Wood District Centre 1 Haydons RoadWIMBLEDON VILLAGE
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
3 responses
• Village atmosphere • The village requires further investment
• Proximity to amenities of village shops given it is such a significant draw
and restaurants • Traffic and pollution
• Open spaces of the common and parks • Curation of shops in village - less
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• Easy access to the transport system charity, less chain and less vacant
including rail and underground and tram • Wimbledon stables - cleaning
services.
“Proximity to amenities of village shops
and restaurants together with the
closeness of the open spaces of the
common and parks”
“Proximity to amenities of village shops
and restaurants together with the
closeness of the open spaces of the
common and parks”“Wimbledon town centre
needs to be pedestrianised
WIMBLEDON TOWN for character and to
Wimbledon encourage footfall and
local businesses”
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
46 responses
• Strong blend of commerce, culture, • Concern about high-rise development
retail and residential. • Traffic - congestion and rat running on
• Green spaces and leafy feel residential side streets
• South Park Gardens • Cycling - comments to improve the
• Wimbledon tennis as a key draw Broadway
• Find a way to give restaurants
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• Sense of community - schools, library
and churches and within each small space for outdoor seating - further
residential neighbourhood pedestrianisation?
• Variety of shops and services • Vacancy on the high street - need for
shop front improvements
• Entertainment (theatres/cinema)
• New affordable homes with gardens “Feels very suburban even though I am
• Connections close to more urban facilities with lots of
• Street scape in general - poor paving,
• Low-rise quality and characterful street furniture, lighting etc. conveniences.”
residential streets - consistency is key
• Aim for high quality new development in “The natural habitat that was
• Historic landmarks - on Broadway and the high street incorporated in the original lay-out of the
also old Pelham school
• Maintenance regime for new tree roads and its houses, such as the front
planting gardens and grass verges with their trees
“A mix of closely related residential and shrubs. Also the original architecture
houses of all types coupled with almost • More music and arts
of the older buildings, with their pitched
adjoining in some cases, commercial • Kingston Road - opportunities for roofs, stainglass windows, boundary
buildings. A contrast of accessible improvement walls, front garden paths, gates and
retail areas, leisure facilities and front door porches. All these features are
• Vacancies in centre court - no reason to
attractive residential architecture” being lost at an unprecedented rate.”
go hereWORPLE ROAD
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
7 responses
• Quiet suburban feel • Undeveloped plot of land next door
• Green spaces and street trees - close to to Sainsbury’s on George St could be
the common either turned into a larger supermarket
or accommodation or offices (NOT high
• Local low rise shopping centre which is Rise)
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useful without being a ‘destination’.
• Concern about scale of new
• Adjacent to the town centre and the development
village for amenities
• Parking - not enough, too expensive and
no monitoring
• Pedestrian connection along the railway
- litter and graffiti
“A quiet suburban feel of the
• Affordable housing neighbourhood, the presence
• Traffic and aim quality of wonderful green spaces, the
access to a low rise shopping
centre which is useful without
being a ‘destination’. ”
“Low rise different properties
with gardens which retain the
character of the past.”WIMBLEDON COMMON
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
2 responses
• A village feel close to the city • Natural children’s play areas on the
• Green spaces common on Cannizaro Park
• High quality homes • Increasing number of vacant shops
• Close to shops, services, cultural and • Street clutter improvements
community facilities
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• Not dominated by high-rise
“I really praise the way Merton
has kept its libraries open, and
re-thought their uses.”
“It has the feel of a village but is
a part of London and very close
to the city”WIMBLEDON CHASE
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
35 responses
• Full of trees and hilly hedges • Traffic and run-running
• Green spaces and sports facilities • Support for better cycle provision
• Family oriented with good schools and • Support local parades and shop front
community spirit - the John Innes Society, improvements - more shops, cafés and
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the Merton Park Ward Residents’ restaurants
Association, St Mary’s Merton and • Retain mix of residential and
other local groups. employment
• History and characterful streets with • Litter, potholes and fly tipping - better
variety and interesting history - John cleaning
Innes and St Mary’s church
• Public realm improvements including
• Well cared for by the residents “Cycling is ignored and its the way
tree management and wider pavements
forward”
• Nelson Hospital valued needed
• The town centre has a mix of business • Lighting at night at the station and step-
and residential areas. free access “Heritage and community cohesion with
• Well connected with good transport • More community spaces and gym long term stability.”
links equipment in parks for social gatherings
and public toilets “Recycling and rubbish bins are very
unsightly in front gardens. A scheme
• More electric charging points and car to encourage householders to have a
clubs small shed or at least a cover, perhaps
with a living roof, would help to cover
them.”RIDGWAY
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
5 responses
• Green space • Too many charity shop
• Detached large houses • Traffic, congestion and poor road
• Peaceful condition
• Historic urban environment and Listed • Changes to individual dwellings -
Buildings basement construction
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“Wimbledon has everything, vibrant
area, good shopping, great selection
of restaurants etc, great transport links,
and open spaces with the Common.
Just a great place to live!”
“Stop giving planning permission to
noisy construction of ‘vanity’ basements
that blight the landscape for a year or
more”QUEEN’S ROAD
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
20 responses
• South Park Gardens and other green • Concern about the negative character
spaces developing on the Broadway - poor
• Terraced housing - quiet residential quality new development - need tree
streets with historic character planting and greening
• Haydons Road - negative impact of
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• Local schools
traffic and poor quality buildings
• Convenience of neighbourhood
• More independent shops and too much
vacancy
• Traffic and car parking concerns
• Need better cycle lanes
“An indoor market like the one Wimbledon
• Concern about tall buildings and used to have and a fishmonger and butcher
development of extra storeys on the in the high street would be great.”
existing blocks of flats
• Public realm - street clutter “The Broadway is becoming too concrete
and losing the charm and character of the
• More affordable housing
area. Too many ugly new blocks that keep
• Retain front gardens going higher”
“New buildings which are too bulky for their
surroundings with unattractive facings using
cheap materials which require more upkeep
than they are likely to get.”PLOUGH LANE
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
3 responses
• Quiet residential area • Concern about adjacencies of industrial
• Multi-cultural neighbourhood sites in close proximity to residential
areas, damaging local green spaces
• Close to good transport links and
convenient for shopping, • Need more community resources
• Near to high quality green spaces. • Public art
• Step-free access to station
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• Traffic and disjointed cycle lanes
• HGVs particularly from waste disposal
“Awkward misuse of industrial sites in close proximity to
residential areas, and these damage the integrity of local
green spaces”
““Wandle Trail” is just a sleazy short-cut through industrial
scrubbery. No attempt to either cultivate or “re-wild” the
nearby former sewage works.”
“Pedestrians and cyclists should come first in highways
terms. Lack of safe cycling provision between this
neighbourhood, Wimbledon, Wandsworth and Morden
puts many vulnerable road users off”PARKSIDE
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
1 responses
• Green space - Wimbledon Common • Schemes to reduce through traffic
• Excellent transport - TfL and SW Rail as • A greater variety of shops in village and
well as A3 town centre
• Wide range of services/shops
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“Wimbledon Village and
Town both need a greater
variety of shops and a
scheme to reduce through
traffic”LEOPOLD ROAD
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
9 responses
• Green suburban area with trees in the • Reduce congestion by encouraging
street-scene other modes of transport
• Good transport access • Wimbledon Park - poor maintenance,
• Classic terraced housing interspersed excessive events and projects. Need for
with blocks of flats free to use facilities
• Leopold Road shopping parade • Public realm improvements including
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more benches
• Concern the character area is too large
and heterogeneous • Wimbledon station - a neglected, run-
down look
• St Georges carpark needs to be
improved to make it encouraging and “The heritage value of the Grade II*
inviting for use. Wimbledon Park is being degraded by
insensitive planning, poor maintenance,
• Elm Grove ‘business estate’ needs a
excessive events and projects”
formal plan for the future - concern
about residential conversion
“Too much parking allowed half on and
• More EV charging points half off the pavement. Cars do seem to
• Bike storage in streets to encourage have priority here”
ownership
“Wimbledon hill road needs updating to
make nicer and greener, its a poor looking
public space. Need to return more streets
to tree-lined as over the years too many
trees have been cut down”DURNSFORD ROAD
Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
5 responses
• Good access to green spaces • Concern about golf course
• Golf course and tennis club redevelopment
• Consistent housing types in grid pattern • Durnsford Road itself felt to be
with no through traffic unpleasant
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• Good transport links • Litter and rubbish
• Protect front gardens
• Concern about damage to Wimbledon
Park
• Better access in Wimbledon Park e.g.
path around the lake
• Better access to sports facilities for all
“Wimbledon Common is
my favourite feature, it is a
great open space right on
our doorstep.”Q6 neighbourhoods.. Transport
10.0
Wimbledon 9.0
8.0
Safety Environment
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
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Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
5 West Wimbledon 5 Durnsford Road 5 Leopold Road
5 Merton Park 5 Parkside 5 Plough Lane
5 Queen's Road 5 Ridgway 5 Wimbledon Chase
5 Wimbledon Common 5 Wimbledon Major Centre 5 Wimbledon Town
5 Wimbledon Village 5 Worple RoadGRAND DRIVE
Raynes Park
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 9 responses
• Green spaces - Sir Joe hood Memorial • Bellway need to open the Sports Field
Playing Field, Bushey Mead and for children’s sport and community use;
Cannon Hill Common. they must not be allowed to build on it.
• Excellent local schools • Improve railway bridges, particularly in
Cannon Hill Lane
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• Quiet residential area with varied house
types • Burlington Road between the West
• Limited shops including the parade on Barnes level crossing and Shannon
West Barnes Lane, and the corner shop Corner is in need of some regeneration.
on Seaforth Avenue. • Improvements and maintenance to
• Established sense of community with pedestrian connections - e.g. the
residents association - community hubs alleyway that leads between Burlington “I believe that green spaces are what
include West Barnes Library (very active Road and the A3 make Raynes Park, and to a greater
as social centre) Sacred Heart School, • Public and community projects: extent Merton, special. There are
Raynes Park high School, the churches Shannon Corner needs to be tidied large park spaces that are largely
(St Saviours, Holy Cross, The Lighthouse up - let’s have some artwork from local left to be wild apart from trails and
in Seaforth Avenue). The Residents’ schools. certain fields”
Association Pavilion, the Paddock • Traffic on Grand Drive turning side
Allotments and other halls, e.g. the “Varied residential - it’s quite mixed
roads into ‘rat-runs’ and concern about up, so there tend not to be too many
Scout hut in Motspur Park, are well increase in development causing more
used; also several sports clubs. concentrations of one type of housing
congestion or people”
• Improvements and increase in bus
routesCOPSE HILL/WEST WIMBLEDON
Raynes Park/Wimbledon
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 3 responses
• Green feel and green spaces • Need better transport links - more
• Quiet regular buses
• A village atmosphere • Traffic speeds too high
• Access into Coombe Lane from cul de
sacs needs improving.
• The bridge over the A3 - negative
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impact and issues with pedestrian safety
“The Copse Hill/West
Wimbledon area benefits
from large amounts of
green space and a village
atmosphere”MOTSPUR PARK
Raynes Park
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 2 responses
• Green spaces • Area around the station needs
• Community feel improving
• Low rise and comparably more • High street ‘lacking’ with no community
affordable housing offer
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“Train stations need a
facelift”
“There is no community hall
with events”No
RAYNES PARK responses
in Shannon
Raynes Park Corner
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 20 responses
• Quiet residential street with many • Traffic flow and parking concerns - road
nearby schools - ‘village’ feel systems make it hard to navigate by bike
• Parks and access to green open space - • Better use of empty land - ‘pointless
Holland Park and Cottenham Park green triangle in the middle of roads’
• Excellent transport links and ‘vacant plots not being developed
quickly enough’
• Characterful historic terraced streets
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• More restaurants
• Community feel and projects such as
Lantern Arts Centre, Cavern Freehouse, • Poor repair of streets and pavements
MyRaynesPark Festival, Love & Dye and street clutter
• Poor condition of the station and the
“Raynes Park centre is overly dominated by
surrounding area
high traffic roads and suffers from a poor
• Deteriorating maintenance in the parks - quality public realm as a result; I would be
new children’s play area keen to see one side of the one-way system
• Vacant shops and buildings needing removed, in order to create more public
attention space and improve the quality of the urban
realm”
• Improved pedestrian routes between
green spaces and wider pavements “Section of “dual carriageway” on
near schools Kingston Road is completely unnecessary
• Concern about loss of local and could be removed and used to create
employment sites to housing more public space.”
• Concern about development on green
“We need to make it better for pedestrians
space and adding additional storeys
and cyclists and reduce the motor traffic”9.0
Q6 neighbourhoods..
8.0
Raynes Park
7.0
Safety Environment
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
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Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
4 Grand Drive 4 Motspur Park 4 Raynes ParkST HELIER
Morden
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 10 responses
• Green spaces - Morden Hall park, • Improve Morden town centre - so much
Ravensbury Park, Wardle River potential
• Local shops and services • Community and heath uses in Morden
• A range of housing types Centre
• Local transport connections • Street improvements - improve road side
verges
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• Walking and cycling infrastructure
improved
• Traffic and car parking on pavements
• Litter and fly-tippng
“Great on green spaces. Quite
alright on transport. Not so great on
shops.”
“Morden high street is an
abomination, it needs a lot of
updating and renovating. It is
amazingly located right by Morden
Hall Park and the Tube station, yet
it looks so run down! It has so much
potential, but all the attention goes
to Wimbledon and SW postcode
areas.”MORDEN PARK
Morden
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
8 responses
• Green spaces • Concern about the decline of the high
• Green feel - grass verges, trees, parks street and vacancies
and green spaces • Reduce street clutter
• Good transport links • Litter and street cleaning
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• Maintenance of green space and more
planting
• Traffic
• More affordable housing
“The amount of parkland
and green space in
Morden is something
special”
“Local high street decline
due to loss of much needed
shops.”MORDEN
Morden
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 9 responses
• Park and green feel - Morden Hall Park • Ravens Park needs investment
• Tube station • Better local facilities and shops and
• Independent retail restaurants - less vacancy
• Safe • Sport and leisure facilities
• Proposals that move cars away from
town centre - pedestrian friendly spaces
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• Deer Park Road - lots of construction
• Hamseys Bed Centre - potential site
“Morden Hall Park and Morden tube
station are major factors. Few good cafés
and restaurants have also popped up in
past year. Quality public art and community
projects are practically non-existent.”
“Town centre dominated by motor traffic”
“On some roads cars are parked on a
sidewalk - it doesn’t look nice and can make
it hard to walk”MERTON PARK
Morden
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 32 responses
• Green spaces - John Innes • Rat-running
• Tree lined streets and greening - holly • Better community and leisure facilities in
hedges Morden
• Friendly / community / village feel • Greening in the town centre
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• Schools and sports ground • Better connection between green
• Historic buildings - church, Victorian and spaces
Edwardian homes • Return the town centre to 2-way traffic
• Variety in architecture and types of and create a pedestrian friendly area
homes - houses and flats • Sites: car park behind the tube, Kenley
Road, Sandbourne Avenue, the White “Morden town centre buildings need
• Restaurants and evening entertainment smartening up and the car parking behind
Hart pub - a new community centre
• Cafés with outside seating in Morden the tube. Morden needs help to become
• Kendor Gardens needs investment more than just a transport hub”
• Good transport links
• Street cleaning and rubbish
• Diverse community “Merton Park is nice and doesn’t need
• Poor retail to resi conversions
much. If you are talking Morden then it
• Public realm improvements - cracked needs a lot, around crown house is terrible
pavements (civic centre ugly), crown lane shopping
• Concern about height and density of parade looks bad & dated. Morden
new homes - should be matched with station and shops feel like the 1980s”
infrastructure provision
“The McCarthy and Stone development
on the old hospital car park shows what
is possible. Change doesn’t have to be
cheap and nasty.“LOWER MORDEN
Morden
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 7 responses
• Green spaces • Public realm - de-clutter and damaged
• Quiet residential area pavements
• Improve cycling provision
• Litter
• Vacant shops
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• Parking problems
• Use raised table junctions not road
closures to prevent rat-running
“Generally quiet, good quality residential area”
“No matter how good the public transport, cars will
always be needed in this type of location. This must
be acknowledged in planning. Loss of front gardens
for parking has reached a tipping point where
there may soon be no place to park on the street.
Additional yellow lines and EV parking further reduces
this and compels people to apply for crossovers. This
creates a poor walking environment where pedestrians
walk in the street rather than the ‘rollercoaster’
footway.”CANNON HILL
Morden
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why? 25 responses
• Green spaces and woodland • Morden Town centre regeneration
• Multicultural area • More collaboration like that with The
• Low rise quiet suburban character Sound Lounge, for vacant properties
• Good bus links and relatively good • Prevent HMOs
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wider connectivity • Traffic management
• Car parking problems
• Better children’s pay equipment - Joseph
Hood Recreation Ground
• More street trees and biodiversity
planting “Some time ago the
• Concern about high rise development Council consulted on
the redevelopment of
• Convert shops to housing
Morden town centre.
• Affordable housing What happened? The
• Cycle safety - along Martin Way pedestrian area either side
of the tube station, where
people wait for buses, is
particularly poor. The town
centre would benefit from
regeneration.”10.0
Q6 neighbourhoods.. 9.0
Morden 8.0
Safety Environment
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
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Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
3 Cannon Hill 3 Lower Morden 3 Morden 3 Morden District Centre
3 Morden Park 3 St Helier 3 Merton ParkCRICKET GREEN
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
18 responses
• History - cricket green buildings • Fly tipping
• Green spaces / commons - the field • Any way to improve transport
has a country feel accessibility?
• The Wilson hospital • Conservation areas need better
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• Interesting mix of uses maintenance and enforcement for
inappropriate development
• People and community feel
• HGVs should not be allowed to park in
• Good transport residnetial areas
• Pavement parking is a problem
• Better playgrounds “We are a mixed area and we all get
• Regeneration of empty buildings along”
• Sites: The London Road between the
Cricket Green and the Tramlink has “Green spaces such as Cranmer Green,
many areas awaiting redevelopment, London Road Playing Field and Mitcham
The Burn Bullock Common could do with some nice little
food outlets: local bakery, a pop-up coffee
• Pubs overlooking the green: vacant van, a nice cafe.”
- find new use for community or
affordable housing “Mitcham town centre desperately needs
• High street feels neglected - Better TLC. Its run down, dirty, unattractive shops,
shops and restaurants - reduce vacancy no draw to it at all. It feels like it has
been neglected for a long time compared
• More affordable housing to neighbouring areas like Wimbledon,
tooting and Streatham”EASTFIELDS
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
7 responses
• Green open spaces • Affordable housing
• Sense of community • Street cleaning and flytipping
• A mix of urban and more rural • HMO issue
• More diversity of shopping in town
centre
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• Traffic congestion and parking concerns
“Mitcham is unfortunately
known as the ‘poor relation’ to
Wimbledon, and this appears
true on so many fronts.”
“Its urban with a nice mix of
concrete and tress and grass
areas. There is a good selection
of people most polite and
welcoming”FIGGE’S MARSH
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
11 responses
• Well located - zone 3 • Regeneration of Mitcham town centre
• Green spaces • Traffic congestion impacts on buses
• Diverse community • More frequent rail services
• Strong connection to Wandsworth/ • Cheap new development that does not
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Tooting for shopping fit in with surroundings
• Convenient shops • Services and leisure to compete with
Wimbledon
• More trees on residential streets
• Antisocial behaviour
• Investment in cycle infrastructure “New housing being built is ugly and
overpriced and doesn’t take into
consideration increased impact on public
transport or the architectural style of the
neighbourhood (see the new Graveney
Mews development which is an ugly
collection of yellow bricks right in the
middle of 3 Edwardian terraced streets).
Building should be built to better fit in their
surroundings. ”
“More investment in parks would also
be great - Figge’s Marsh used to have
beautiful flowers beds.”MITCHAM COMMON
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
2 responses
• The common • Fly tipping
• Green space with eco possibilities lined • Better transport connections
by early 20thC housing • Better local shopping
• Eco friendly development on the edge
of the common
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Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
13 responses
• Green spaces - Figge’s Marsh • Streetscape on London Road from
• Tooting over ground and easy access Amen Corner to Figge’s Marsh is poor
to Tooting Broadway • The traffic calming design by Figge’s
• Tooting is natural centre for the area - Marsh/Bruce Road isn’t in keeping with
the quality of the neighbourhood
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not Mitcham town centre.
• Some attractive Edwardian buildings • More tree planting
• Family sized homes • Fly tipping, street lighting and road
repair. Cost of car parking
•
• Figge’s Marsh - needs investment
including better boundaries
• HMOs
• No closure of streets without
consultation “The natural neighbourhood
centre for shopping and leisure
• Disused spaces which could be is Tooting. There is no natural
developed eg along Streatham Rd connection to Mitcham town
• Improved amenities eg range of shops/ centre.”
cafes in Mitcham town centre
• Better bus links to Tooting Broadway
and other major transport hubs eg “London Road is shabby and
Streatham common station dirty.”CHURCH ROAD
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
3 responses
• Open spaces close by • Morden has vacant shops which could
• Local history and heritage be re-purposed perhaps?
• Multi-cultural community. • Mitcham has pound shops and charity
shops but supermarkets seem not to
• Community Centre in the heart of the survive there.
Phipps Bridge Estate.
• Repair work to streets is slow to
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• Most high-rise blocks have been happen.
removed.
• Our estate has a litter problem (Phipps).
• Some good schools.
• Car parks look increasingly rough and
• Local children’s play-park is one of the seem not to be maintained well.
best in Merton.
• More use of open spaces and more
• Good Bus and Tram links. project work with young people are
• Deen City Farm is excellent. very much needed.
“I value the Community
• Some local shops. Lots of larger shops Centre in the heart of the
nearby Phipps Bridge Estate. The
Local children’s play-park is
one of the best in Merton. ”POLLARDS HILL
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
2 responses
• Working class community • Regeneration of the area
• The library and community centre • Rubbish and fly tipping
• Safety on the common
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“Mitcham is run down
generally, the buildings
are looking neglected.
The residents no longer
take pride in the area and
rubbish is dumped on every
street corner and against
bins and trees. All of the
above scenarios require
attention.”MITCHAM
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
30 responses
• Shops and services • Mitcham high street feels uncared for
• Green spaces • Rubbish and street cleaning
• Well connected to central London • Tree maintenance and planting
• Historic features like cricket green area • Need better shops, cultural activities,
• Diverse and tolerant community leisure, sports facilities
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• Dean city farm close by • More police presence - antisocial
behaviour
• Neglected private homes
• More space for walking and cycling -
better cycle connections
“Green spaces everywhere yet very
“We have a mural on the wall of the • Support for a better market in Mitcham well connected to public transport to
perimeter road, painted by some of • Car parks suggested as development get to central London”
the children that live on the estate 17 sites for new businesses and housing
years ago. Most of them still live here
or are still connected to the area. “The madness of allowing buses
To this day the wall has not been through the centre of Mitcham again
graffitied on”. cutting through the heart of what could
have been usable social & pedestrian
“Greater variety of independent shops space”
and cultural activities to support art,
music etc.”ROWAN ROAD
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
6 responses
• Green spaces - Cricket Green, The • Need a community centre to bring
Canons and Mitcham Common people together
• Village feel • Better street cleaning and flytipping
• Community / belonging issues
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• Good places to play for children • Congestion
• Shops and services • Better care of public spaces - planting,
new equipment
“Green spaces - these
could be improved by
putting in things like exercise
equipment and making
them more accessible ad
improving the play areas”WANDLE/MITCHAM BRIDGE
Mitcham
What do you think is special about Are there any areas in your
the character of the area where you neighbourhood that need
live? improving? Why?
6 responses
• Green spaces and rivers • Traffic and congestion
• Family homes • More diverse shops and leisure uses
and activities for young people
• Public realm - reduce street clutter,
repair pavements
• Vacant shops eg tyre shop on London
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Rd opposite to Mitcham Tram stop.
• Neglected private homes
“Would love to see more independent shops,
cafés and restaurants. Also an arts space with
cinema, work out classes, workshops etc”
“Closure of Bishopford Road bridge has
temporary improvement to local traffic levels but
long term access issues”
“Unfortunately the biggest street problem of the
Mitcham neighbourhood is constant litter and
fly-tipping. This really makes it hard to like the
neighbourhood. And includes parks.”Q6 neighbourhoods.. Transport
10.0
Mitcham
9.0
8.0
Safety Environment
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
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1.0
Traffic & parking 0.0 Housing
Streets & spaces Economy
Amenities & facilities
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