WOODCOCK HOUSE, 3 Gibbard Mews, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

26/TCA/1939 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Courtyard - large sycamore tree - t1- reduce the crown by 3 metres cutting back to where done before, lightly thinning and removing dead wood. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:49

Application progress

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Received

20 Aug 2026

✓

Approved

28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Air quality management area: Tower Hamlets 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 ↗

Also on the record

Local nature reserve 362 m away: Ackroyd Drive; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council: Merton
Application type: Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Received: 20 Aug 2026
Validated: 20 Aug 2026
Ward: Village
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Oct 2026
Decision: Tree Works Approved
Decision date: 28 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Ayres Treefellers

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 17 days faster than Merton's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one39d

Council56d

UK36d

54%decided within 8 weeks

99%approved

477decided 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: 1 Oct 2026

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