SOUTHSIDE HOUSE, 3 - 4 Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

25/T2181 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Wrights alley - crown lift all overhanging branches over wrights alley to 2.5m over the footpath to provide pedestrian clearance, by the lateral reduction back towards the boundary of Southside House and crown lifting of small diameter pendulous limbs, leaving wounds no greater than 50mm in diameter. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 21:25

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Application progress

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Received

23 Jul 2025

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Approved

1 Sept 2025

Approved on 1 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

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Plans & drawings 2

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Site constraints 11

Grade II* listed: Southside House

List entry 1194026 · 22 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade II)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show the other 6 with distances

48 mCoach House to North of Southside HouseGrade II
94 mKing's College School War MemorialGrade II
97 mGothic LodgeGrade II
103 mGreat Hall Range to Kings College SchoolGrade II
109 mPillar Box on Pavement to North of Kings College School/HallGrade II
118 m17-20, Crooked Billet Sw19Grade II

Historic England ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

Special area of conservation 132 m away: Wimbledon Common

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 132 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Registered park or garden 126 m away: Cannizaro Park; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 58 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council: Merton
Application type: Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Received: 23 Jul 2025
Validated: 23 Jul 2025
Ward: Village
Parish: Historic
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Sept 2025
Decision: Tree Works Approved
Decision date: 1 Sept 2025
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 10 days faster than Merton's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one40d

Council50d

UK37d

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 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry: 3 Sept 2025

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