MORDEN HALL PARK Morden Hall Road, Morden, Merton, SM4 5JD Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/TCA/1986 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
Merton 4.5/10
Date received
11 Sept 2026
Postcode
SM4 5JD
Type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area

Description

We have 4 ailanthus altissima that exceed 75mm in diameter (see map provided). This is an application to remove the trees due to the excessive spread of suckering across our meadows at Morden Hall Park. Ailanthus altissima is listed on the gov.uk invasive list and we are required to manage the spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from Merton's recent tree works.

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides tree works by day 41.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
330decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Merton in the last twelve months, from validation. Merton decision record →

Site constraints 8

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Registered park or garden: Morden Hall Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
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: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Merton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Merton
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#173 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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