40 Bathgate Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5PJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - laurel - prune back overhang over driveway by 1 to 1.5m Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 10
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Important details
- Council
- Merton
- Application type
- Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- SW19 5PJ
- Received
- 17 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Village
- Parish
- Historic
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved
- Decision date
- 21 Aug 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Microbee Tree Management Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 15 days faster than Merton's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 21 Aug 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Aug 2025
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%).
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