RUSHMERE HOUSE, 26 Parkside, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 5NA Data via plota.co.uk

25/T2957 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Front - cedar: Remove major dead wood. Rear (left hand side) - cedar: Reduce lateral branches and tidy. Rear (boundary) - robinia and mulberry: Reduce by 2-3 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
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Approved
17 Nov 2025
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Appeal dismissed
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

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Plans & drawings 1

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 12

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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 37 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.
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 ↗
SSSI about 37 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 22 Parkside, Grade II*, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 37 m away; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Lowland dry acid grassland; Open access land about 38 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £4,250,000 in August 2019. Detached house, freehold.

30 August 2019£4,250,000
17 May 2002£2,000,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area585 m² (6,297 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 14 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SW19 5NA
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Village - historic
Parish
Historic
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 10 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006031 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Wimbleon Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 7 days faster than Merton's median of 49 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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
17 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
22 Parkside Wimbledon London SW19 5NA
CORKSCREW WILLOW - 20% CROWN REDUCTION ENGLISH YEW - 20% CROWN REDUCTION
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2025
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EXTENSION OF EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING EXTENSION AT BASEMENT LEVEL; DEMOLITION AND CONS…
25/P3712
2025 Approved
24 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
T1 & T2 - MAGNOLIA X 2 - REDUCE THE CANOPIES BY APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES.
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2025 Approved
5 Peek Crescent Wimbledon SW19 5ER
MER 734 T1 - CEDAR - CROWN REDUCE BY 2M LATERALLY. T2 - CEDAR - CROWN REDUCE BY 3M LATERA…
25/T2053
2024 Approved
25 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
ERECTION OF A TIMBER ORANGERY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY.
24/P3238
2024 Approved
24 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
T1 - TREE OF HEAVEN - REDUCE HEIGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 4M AND WIDTH BY 2 TO 3M. G2 - HIMALA…
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2024 Approved
23A Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
5 DAY NOTICE: REAR GARDEN: DEAD EUCAYPTUS TREE TO BE REMOVED.
24/T2729
2024 Approved
21 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
T1 - MAPLE - REDUCE BY UP TO 1 - 1.5M REDUCTION TO SYMPATHETICALLY SHAPE AND IMPROVE SHAP…
24/T2333
2024 Approved
24 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO ANCILLARY OUTBUILDING, INCLUDING EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND INSTA…
24/P1237
2023 Approved
20 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
5 DAY NOTICE TO DISMANTLE A (T1) DEAD CEDAR TREE.
23/T2585
2023 Approved
5 Peek Crescent Wimbledon SW19 5ER
5 DAY NOTICE FOR T1: DISMANTLING DEAD CHERRY TO NEAR GROUND LEVEL
23/T1545
2023 Approved
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T1: Leylandii - Fell tree to a point as close to ground level and grind resulting stump…
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2022 Approved
21 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
ERECTION OF REAR SUMMERHOUSE IN THE REAR GARDEN
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26 Parkside Wimbledon London SW19 5NA
ERECTION OF METAL RAILINGS TO EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL.
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2022 Approved
25 Parkside Wimbledon London SW19 5NA
Lower end of rear garden: Removal of 1 x Leyland Cypress and 1 x Thuja.
22/T1779
2021 Approved
21 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
ERECTION OF REPLACEMENTBRICK BUILT FRONTBOUNDARY WALL (INCREASING IN HEIGHT FROM 2.01M TO…
21/P4130
2021 Approved
26 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
Rear garden: Rear of property. In order to landscape the flower bed near the house this t…
21/T4319
2021 Approved
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21/T2507
2021 Approved
25C Parkside Gardens Wimbledon London SW19 5EU
REMOVAL OF ROOF EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT WITH TWO ROOF LIGHTS.
21/P1504
2017 Approved
24 Parkside Wimbledon London SW19 5NA
FRONT GARDEN MAGNOLIA - REDUCE HEIGHT BY 1M. REDUCE SPREAD BY 1.5M. REDUCE BACK FROM PROP…
17/T3785
2017 Approved
5 Peek Crescent Wimbledon Village London SW19 5ER
REAR GARDEN: 1 X AGED AND UNSTABLE POPLAR TREE TO BE FELLED.
17/T2274
2016 Approved
5 Peek Crescent Wimbledon Village London SW19 5ER
FRONT GARDEN: 1 X CONTORTED WILLOW TO BE REPOLLARDED DUE TO DECAY IN LIMBS REAR GARDEN: 2…
17/T0050
2016 Approved
23 Parkside Wimbledon SW19 5NA
INSTALLATION OF 4 X AIR CONDITIONING UNITS
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2016 Approved
22 Parkside Wimbledon London SW19 5NA
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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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.