Brownfield land in London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth has published 408 brownfield sites on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 348.4 hectares with an estimated capacity of 41,734 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the London Borough of Wandsworth register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 Battersea Bridge Road | 50.00 | 24 | permissioned |
| Springfield Hospital site, 61 Glenburnie Road | 33.26 | 839 | permissioned |
| New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane (Combined Main Market, Entrance site and Thessaly | 24.57 | 2569 | permissioned |
| Clapham Junction Station, St Johns Hill | 17.66 | 157 | not yet |
| Winstanley / York Road Estates | 15.87 | 486 | not yet |
| South Lambeth Goods Depot, Cringle St./Battersea Park Rd., Kirtling Street (Battersea Powe | 15.20 | 3853 | permissioned |
| St George's Hospital, Blackshaw SW17 | 15.00 | 1171 | not yet |
| Development Site of Alton Estate, Danebury Avenue (Alton Estate) | 12.45 | 1068 | permissioned |
Source: London Borough of Wandsworth brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the London Borough of Wandsworth register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 41,734 is what London Borough of Wandsworth thinks the register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register London Borough of Wandsworth
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- How much brownfield land is there in London Borough of Wandsworth?
- Where can I build houses in London Borough of Wandsworth?
- London Borough of Wandsworth land availability assessment
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