28 Thornton Hill, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4HS Data via plota.co.uk

25/T2064 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Tree Application - 5 Day Notification
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

5 day notice: Prunus - fell and replace with a honey fungus resistant species. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 21 Aug 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 476.

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

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Other documents 2

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Site constraints 4

Wimbledon West conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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 15 October 2026. 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 2

Last sold for £1,550,000 in August 2002. Detached house, freehold.

23 August 2002£1,550,000
5 January 2001£900,000

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 4HS
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Hillside
Parish
Historic
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 476, past the statutory target. 97% of tree and landscaping works in Merton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 476420 days past the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
687decided 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

Committee
15 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND GARAGE. ERECTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY…
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2024 Approved
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T1 - MATURE BEECH - REDUCE CANOPY BY 40% LEAVING HEIGHT OF 9M AND WIDTH OF 8M.
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2024 Withdrawn
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DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND GARAGE. ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STORE…
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2023 Approved
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TIMBER ORANGERY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY
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2023 Approved
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TIMBER ORANGERY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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5 DAY NOTICE: FRONT GARDEN - DEAD ASH TREE TO BE REMOVED.
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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5 DAY NOTICE: REAR GARDEN - REMOVAL OF DISEASED AND DANGEROUS HORSE CHESTNUT TREE.
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2023 Approved
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Rear garden: removal of Ash tree due to early signs of Ash Die-back Disease.
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2023 Approved
23 Thornton Hill Wimbledon SW19 4HU
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23/T1597
2023 Approved
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REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOWS
23/P0950
2023 Approved
7 Thornton House 18 - 20 Thornton Hill Wimbledon London SW19 4HS
WE WISH TO BUILD A GARAGE TO SIT ALONGSIDE AN EXISTING GARAGE AT THE BACK OF THE 18-20 TH…
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2023 Approved
28 Thornton Hill Wimbledon SW19 4HS
YEW HEDGE - TRIM
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2023 Withdrawn
8B Thornton Hill Wimbledon SW19 4HS
REPLACEMENT OF 6 X SINGLE GLAZED WINDOWS TO LIKE-FOR-LIKE DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS.
23/P0733/INVALID
2022
29 Thornton Hill Wimbledon SW19 4HU
Leyland cypress x 4 Reduce the height by approximately 4 metres to e height of approximat…
22/T3241
2022 Approved
14 Thornton Hill Wimbledon SW19 4HF
Rear garden: At foot of garden - row of 4 small Lime trees to be removed. Trunks are inte…
22/T2073
2022 Decided
7 Thornton Hill Wimbledon London SW19 4HU
Rear garden: Copper Beech - Thin crown by 25%.
22/T1578
2017 Approved
Flat 1 17 Thornton Hill Wimbledon London SW19 4HU
FRONT GARDEN: 1 X LARGE DEAD TREE AND 1 X SMALL TREE TO BE REMOVED DUE TO BLOCKING OF LIG…
17/T2605
2017 Approved
17 Thornton Hill Wimbledon London SW19 4HU
5 DAY NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF DEAD CONIFER TREE LOCATED IN FRONT GARDEN & ADJACENT TO PROPER…
17/T2446
2016 Refused
7 Thornton Hill Wimbledon SW19 4HU
ERECTION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND ACCESS GATES (RETROSPECTIVE)
16/P3122
2016 Approved
Thornton Lodge 24 - 26 Thornton Hill Wimbledon London SW19 4HS
YEW, HORSE CHESTNUT AND PRUNUS TO BE CROWN REDUCED BY 30% CROWN VOLUME.
16/T2378
2016 Approved
10 Denmark Avenue Wimbledon London SW19 4HF
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.