BRANDON HOUSE, 227 Kingston Road, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

25/T2995 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Tree work for tree of heaven to be felled. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 12:08

Application progress

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Received

6 Oct 2025

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Approved

17 Nov 2025

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

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

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Site constraints 8

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 ↗

Local nature reserve about 153 m away: Merton Park Green Walks

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.

Also on the record

Conservation area about 40 m away: John Innes (Merton Park); 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 28 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council: Merton
Application type: Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Received: 6 Oct 2025
Validated: 6 Oct 2025
Ward: Wimbledon Town And Dundonald
Parish: Historic
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Nov 2025
Decision: Tree Works Approved
Decision date: 17 Nov 2025
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 8 days faster than Merton's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one42d

Council50d

UK37d

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 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry: 17 Nov 2025

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