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25/T3247 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Rear garden : Hedge of Leylandii at bottom of garden - remove dead top from far left tree, and level off hedge by removing approx. 2 metres. Bottom right : remove small dead tree. Large Oak - remove dead wood and sever ivy at base. Middle of garden : Dying Leylandi - fell down to approximately 1 metre above ground. Adjacent Hazel - coppice down to same height. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
20 Oct 2025
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Approved
1 Dec 2025

Approved on 1 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

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Plans & drawings 1

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Site constraints 8

Wimbledon North 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.
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Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 165 m away: Wimbledon Park; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SW19 7DN
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Wimbledon Park
Parish
Historic
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2025
Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decision date
1 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wimbledon Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 8 days faster than Merton's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
650decided 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
1 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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2016 Approved
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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