The Merton Council Design Review Panel was scheduled to consider a pre-application proposal for the redevelopment of an office and retail building in Wimbledon town centre. The panel was also set to discuss general housekeeping matters at the start of the meeting.

Redevelopment of St. George's East Office Building

The panel was scheduled to review pre-application proposals for the redevelopment of the existing 1980s office and retail building located at St. George's Road in Wimbledon town centre. The proposed redevelopment aims to replace the current structure with a new building that would incorporate retail, commercial, social housing, and primarily co-living residential use. This site is covered by the FutureWimbledon SPD, a Supplementary Planning Document that provides guidance for development in the area.

Previous proposals for redeveloping the site for office use were reviewed by the panel on 30 July 2020 and 23 February 2021, both of which received an AMBER verdict. The report pack indicates that these proposals later gained planning consent under application number 21/P3163. The current review was scheduled to include a case officer's precis of the scheme, presentations from the applicant team, and subsequent questions and review by the panel. The panel was expected to provide a RAG (Red, Amber, Green) verdict on the proposals.

The Development Plan policy considerations relevant to the design of this scheme were noted as not including Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, Metropolitan Open Land, Nature Conservation or Open Space, Archaeology, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Historic Parks or Gardens, UDP/LDF Site Proposals, or Flood Plains. However, the site is covered by the FutureWimbledon SPD.