OAKFIELD RESIDENTS LTD Somerset Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5JA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Tree of Heaven - Sever Ivy at the base of trunk. T6 Sweet Chestnut (x1) - Pollard down to a height of 4m and remove side branches. T12 - Holm Oak - Raise canopy to a height of 6m by removing approximately x5 lowest branches. T16 - Holm Oak - Reduce crown by 3m all round. T17 - Tulip Tree - Remove low deadwood branches. T38 - Cappadocian Maple - Remove low deadwood. T56 - Holm Oak - Raise canopy to 3 metres. T59 - London Plane - Re-pollard (8m off height and width. T64 - Sweet Chestnut - Remove dead branches and crown lift to 2.5m. T77 - American Sweet Gum - Reduce crown back to previous pruning points all round (approximately 5m off height and width). T78 - American Sweet Gum - Reduce crown back to previous pruning points all round, 4m off height and 3m off width. T79 - American Sweet Gum - Reduce crown back to previous pruning points all round, 4m off height and 3m off width. T80 - Sycamore - Remove all large diameter dead and broken branches. T82 - Lombardy Poplar - Reduce crown back to the previous pruning points all round (7m off height). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 9
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Important details
- Council
- Merton
- Application type
- Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- SW19 5JA
- Received
- 4 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Village
- Parish
- Historic
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved
- Decision date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Edward Payne & Co Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 39 days from validation, 11 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
- 13 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Oct 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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