16 Balfour Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 1JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1. Silver Birch Tree. 14 metres in height. 5 metres in width. Reduce by 3 metres in height and 2 metres in width, leaving the tree 11 metres in height and 3 metres in width. Tree is overgrown and blocking the street light. Situated at the front of the property. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Merton's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2015, 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
Decision outlook
Day 13 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 54.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 2 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Dec 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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