STONECOURT MANOR, 26 West Side Common, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4UQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/TCA/1337 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Cedar tree in front of property - Reduce height by approx. 2-3m and reduce radial growth by the same to match shape. Routine Maintenance T2 Large weeping willow - Reduce height by approx. 3m blend in with the lateral and Retain as much of the 'weeping growth' as possible Routine maintenance T3 Large hornbeam - Reduce height by approx. 2-3m, thin remainder by 10% Routine maintenance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - Tree 6 Week Expiry Decision Notice · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Wimbledon West 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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 34 m away: Wimbledon Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 ↗
SSSI about 34 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Registered park or garden about 30 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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Kier, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 5 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Merton built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land about 30 m away; Open access land about 43 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SW19 4UQ
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree Work Application Not Determined In 6 Weeks
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
GraftinGardeners Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Merton's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
467decided 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
29 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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