27 Mckay Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 0HT Data via plota.co.uk

26/TCA/1499 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Tree Application - 5 Day Notification
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

5 Day Notice for Oak - Removal of fractured stem, reduce crown by 3M and u ndertake selective retrenchment pruning Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 8 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 101.

The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - Tree Works - Approve Decision Notice · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Wool Road 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 ↗
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
Registered park or garden 193 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 89 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SW20 0HT
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 101, 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 5 Nov 2026.

Day 10145 days past the 56-day target
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

Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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