Step-free access for more communities in Merton
Making public transport accessible for everyone, which will help to make Merton’s future sustainable and allow residents with mobility issues to travel, is one of the key commitments of Merton […]
Category Archives: Future Merton
Merton Council approves Climate Delivery Plan for Year 3
Merton’s Council’s Cabinet last night approved the Climate Delivery Plan for Year 3 as well as the allocation of funds for ongoing climate projects, part of the council’s strategy to […]
Merton success in Net Zero Innovation Programme Bid
We are one of 12 Local Authorities across the country to secure funding from the Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP). Working with University College London (UCL) and The Wheel, funding […]
Council launches new business app to promote economic growth
Merton Council has announced the launch of Merton Local, a new app to support local businesses to grow and develop. The app, created by developer bubltown, will bring together residents […]
Merton Council boost for Frank Gehry’s Wimbledon Concert Hall proposals
Merton Council and Wimbledon Concert Hall Trust have taken their first steps towards realising a long-held ambition to develop a new international concert hall in Wimbledon town centre. The Council […]
Council approves proposals to make borough’s high streets into community hubs
Merton Council has announced proposals to turn the borough’s high streets into community hubs where residents can socialise as well as shop. High street regeneration forms a key priority in […]
Huge rollout of electric vehicle charge points planned in Merton as council wins £750k funding
At least 250 new charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) will be installed across Merton this year, after the council was successful in bidding for funding worth £750,000 from the […]
Merton agrees five-year housing strategy
Residents and interested organisations were invited to join six weeks of consultation on the strategy, which was set out in July 2021
Residents’ ambitions put at centre of plans for Merton’s future
The council ran Your Merton in spring – its biggest conversation with people who live, work or study in the borough
Mitcham Bridge reopens to drivers
Two years of works followed a partial collapse of the structure during heavy rainfall in June 2019