8A Savona Close, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4HT Data via plota.co.uk

26/10/1385 - Tree Work Approved

Proposal

Frontage: Silver Birch tree. To be crown lifted by the removal of 3/4 branches closest to house. Where the canopy faces the roadside, 3 lowest branches are to be removed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 49 m away: Wimbledon West; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree Work
Postcode
SW19 4HT
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Hillside
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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