Improving Wandsworth Town

We are working to improve the town centre and would like to create a liveable place that works for all our residents, businesses and visitors. This includes streets and pavements, accessibility, transport and connections, as well as new opportunities for culture, leisure and community.

Get involved

As Wandsworth Town changes and grows, we want to hear from you about how you use or experience the town centre and what you would like to see prioritised.  

What changes would make Wandsworth town centre a more liveable or accessible place for you? Tell us your views via our website or come along to a drop-in event.

Visit our Commonplace website to fill out our online survey, drop a pin on the map or just find out more about changes in the town centre.

Why we are doing this now

Wandsworth Town was identified in the London Growth Plan as a key strategic area for future growth, homes and economic development.  

Due to recent development and anticipated growth, the geography of the town centre has changed and will change further, with new homes delivered on Swandon Way and plans for new homes on Armoury Way. In light of these changes, we are acting now to ask residents about how we can make the whole of the town centre a better place to live. 

Ahead of further changes, we are already working on a series of neighbourhood improvements including transforming Old York Road with new paving, planting and public space improvements, decluttering town centre pavements where there are obstructions, widening or improving footways by rotating bus shelters and improving lighting and the public realm along The Causeway. Planned Network Rail works for Wandsworth Town station starting in 2026 will create a second entrance and step-free access.

About the area

Wandsworth Town has been identified in the London Growth Plan as an important place for inclusive growth, economic development and genuinely affordable homes. It is also home to hundreds of unique businesses and a thriving resident community.

London’s busy South Circular road is a key route, owned and managed by TfL, that runs through the centre of Wandsworth Town. The council has committed to working with TfL to examine options that  could improve the town centre’s public transport, cycling, walking, accessibility and the public realm around the road, acting on feedback from local residents and businesses.

Our Local Plan, adopted in 2023, identifies the town centre as a key strategic area in the borough.

Area map

View the Wandsworth Town map

 

Development and improvements

There are several sites nearby that have been identified in the Local Plan as being suitable for development. We want to make sure any development that happens in the future is cohesive and delivers the best outcomes for Wandsworth Town and the borough as a whole.

This means we will work with partners to consider ways to:

  • Improve connections and walking routes
  • Strengthen the identity of the area
  • Improve wayfinding and the public realm
  • Deliver genuinely affordable housing, particularly social rented housing

Listening to your feedback

We would like to hear what people value and need in their town centre, and use that to shape and prioritise changes.

We want to know we can make the town centre an even better place to live and spend time so that we can make changes that benefit everyone.

Have your say on our Commonplace website and come along to our public events to share your views.