DEACON HOUSE, 10 Atherton Drive, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/10/2378 - Tree Work Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Remove one dead / dying copper beech Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Merton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan for 10_12 Atherton Drive.jpg Plans · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF IMG_0918.jpg Photos/Imagery · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0916.jpg Photos/Imagery · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0917.jpg Photos/Imagery · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 21, Calonne Road Sw19
List entry 1192922 · 29 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 295 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 295 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; Heritage at risk 48 m away: Bathgate Road; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (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

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree Work
Postcode
SW19 5LB
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Village
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Trevor Heaps Arboricultural Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 49.

Day 1343 days to 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

Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
67 Newstead Way Wimbledon SW19 5HR
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
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2025 Approved
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T1 - Aesculus hippocastanum, remove epi up to 4m and crown lift to 4m over carriageway, r…
25/T3571
2025 Approved
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FRONT: 1 x Magnolia - reduce crown 30% REAR: 3 x eucalyptus - reduce or remove. 1 x cypre…
25/T3481
2025 Approved
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon SW19 5HW
MER (438) - LIME - CROWN LIFT AND REMOVE EPICORMIC GROWTH TO 4M. CUT BACK FROM BUILDING B…
25/T2661
2025 Approved
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
GREEN BEECH X 2 - SHAPE AND REDUCE CROWN RED BEECH X 1- SHAPE AND REDUCE CROWN
25/T2669
2025 Approved
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
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2024 Refused
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ERECTION OF A ROOF EXTENSION TO SWIMMING POOL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
24/P3126
2024 Refused
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon SW19 5HW
ERECTION OF A ROOF EXTENSION TO SWIMMING POOL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
24/P3126/INVALID
2024 Approved
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
DEAD CONIFER - FELL
24/T2609
2023 Approved
65 Newstead Way Wimbledon SW19 5HR
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2023 Approved
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
Holm Oak - Prune/Trim back to give 2m clearance from No. 60 Burghley Road
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2023 Approved
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
FRONT GARDEN, ADJACENT TO DAIRY WALK: ACACIA DEALBATA - REDUCE CANOPY BY APPROX. 20%.
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2023 Approved
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ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS, NEW DOUBLE GARAGE WITH ROOM ABOVE AND SINGLE S…
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2023 Approved
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1X LIME TREE TO BE FELLED
23/T0649
2022 Approved
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HW
DEAD BEECH TREE ON CORNER OF BURGHLEY AND CALONNE ROAD - FELL
23/T0001
2022 Approved
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park London SW19 5HW
(A) To reduce the sides back of the mixed hedge to an even point of 1m back from behind t…
22/T3604
2022 Refused
55 Newstead Way Wimbledon London SW19 5HR
ERECTION OF PROPOSED PORCH TO FRONT ELEVATION.
22/P3309
2022 Approved
27 Calonne Road Wimbledon Park London SW19 5HH
Rear garden: Front Left (as you look at house) Starting by the gate to the back garden an…
22/T1854
2022 Approved
5 Atherton Drive Wimbledon Village London SW19 5LB
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DETACHED FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE WITH BASEMENT ON LAND WITHIN THE…
22/P0629
2022 Approved
5 Atherton Drive Wimbledon Village London SW19 5LB
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DETACHED FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE WITH BASEMENT ON LAND WITHIN THE…
22/P0629/INVALID
2016 Approved
5 Atherton Drive Wimbledon Village London SW19 5LB
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DETACHED FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE WITH BASEMENT ON LAND WITHIN THE…
16/P1276
2016 Approved
5 Atherton Drive Wimbledon Village London SW19 5LB
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY DETACHED FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE WITH BASEMENT ON LAND WITHIN THE…
16/P1276/INVALID
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park London SW19 5HN
FALSE ACACIA TO BE CROWN REDUCED TO PREVIOUS REDUCTION POINTS. PURPLE PLUM TO BE CUT BACK…
16/T0476
2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings