1 Rydon Mews, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4RP Data via plota.co.uk

25/T3529 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - eucalyptus - reduce height by 2.5m and width by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Nov 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

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Plans & drawings 1

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Site constraints 9

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.
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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
Special area of conservation 364 m away: Wimbledon Common; SSSI 364 m away: Wimbledon Common SSSI; Registered park or garden 230 m away: Cannizaro 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 listed building 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £2,150,000 in October 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

4 October 2019£2,150,000
25 January 2008£1,600,000
29 October 1999£925,000
13 April 1999£595,000New build

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

Building

Floor area277 m² (2,982 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, 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 4RP
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Village
Parish
Historic
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Edward Payne and Co Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 14 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
17 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
23 Dec 2025

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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.