20 Wool Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 0HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/TCA/1225 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - sweet chestnut dying back reduce by 2-3m from tips and crown clean. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - Tree 6 Week Expiry Decision Notice · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF image.jpg Plans · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Wool Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Merton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden 29 m away: Cannizaro Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 444 m away: Wimbledon Common; SSSI 444 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 29 m away; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,999,500 in August 2015. Detached house, freehold.

28 August 2015£2,999,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area300 m² (3,229 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SW20 0HW
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree Work Application Not Determined In 6 Weeks
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Putney Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
688decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Rear garden: 2 x Cypress trees to be removed. Part of major re-landscaping scheme, Client…
22/T2913
2022 Approved
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Rear garden: Bay - Crown reduce by up to 1 metre; Crown thin by 20% to increase light to…
22/T1275
2021
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Rear garden: Malus - fell to allow neighbouring shrubs to grow into space. Robinia - remo…
21/T3460
2021
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REAR GARDEN:- EUCALYPTUS - FELL
21/T3443
2021
34 DUNSTALL ROAD WIMBLEDON SW20
Rear garden: Pear left corner, reduce height by a maximum of 1.5 metres and spread by max…
21/T3195
2021
21 DUNSTALL ROAD LONDON SW20 OHP
Beech (T1) - Reduce tree to most recent points, approx 4 m crown reduction
21/T1762
2021
18 Wool Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0HW
Front : Bay - reduce height and trim in sides. Rear : 2 Laurels - reduce and thin out. Ho…
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2016 Refused
12 Wool Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0HW
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2016 Refused
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ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
16/P1963/INVALID
2016 Approved
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ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR INFILL EXTENSION.
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2016 Approved
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Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Merton ranks #196 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Merton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #135 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #158 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #196 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #139 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
1,079
Total decisions
115 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.