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26/TCA/1634 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Spread across grounds: Various pruning works to 2 x Horse Chestnut, Salix, 4 x Ash, London Plane,Beech, Hawthorn, 2 x Sycamore, Hornbeam, Birch & Acacia. Removal of deadwood & crown clean: Ash, 2x Norway Maple, Cedar of Lebanon, Horse Chestnut & Lime. Removal of following trees: Salix, 2 x Norway Maple, Ash, 2 x Birch & Elm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Other documents 3

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Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Wandle Valley 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 19 m away: Ravensbury Park
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 ↗
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
Flood defence 20 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 10 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
CR4 4DH
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Ravensbury
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Work Application Not Determined In 6 Weeks
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. 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

Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
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