7 Ridgway Gardens, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4SZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Japanese Maple (x1) Light crown reduction of no more than 50cm. Reason: To contain height and spread. T2 Magnolia (x1) Reduce crown back to previous points of reduction. (Approximately 1m off height and width). Reason: To maintian the tree at a smaller size. T3 Bay Tree (x1) Reduce crown by 2.5m off height and 1m off sides. Reason: To prevent overhang over neighbouring property T4 Bay Tree (x1) Reduce crown by 2.5m off height and 1m off sides. Reason: To prevent overhang over neighbouring property T5 Winter Flowering Cherry (x1) Fell to ground level. Reason: Crown is 50% dead. T6 Silver Bitch (x1) Reduce crown to redress imbalance (1-1.5m of height, approximately 1m off width). Reason: To maintain and contain height and spread over neigbouring property. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 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, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £2,465,000 in January 2010. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Merton
- Application type
- Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- SW19 4SZ
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Hillside
- Parish
- Historic
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved
- Decision date
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Edward Payne and Co Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 41 days from validation, 9 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
- 16 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Dec 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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