Merton profile

Merton is an outer London Borough, situated in south west London, and although it is predominantly residential in character there are great variations in social mix and density of development from east to west and north to south. It is one of the smallest London boroughs but contains the major town centre of Wimbledon as well as several distinct district centres including Colliers Wood, Mitcham and Morden. Merton's Local Plan consists of the London Plan (2011), Merton's Core Strategy (2011), the South London Waste Plan (2012), Merton's Sites and Policies Plan and Policies Maps (2014) and the draft Estates Local Plan (2017). The borough has recently launched the first stage of consultation for the new Local Plan (2020).