20 Chester Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4TW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1-Silver Birch Previously reduced tree, suggested works are to reduce all aspects of the canopy back to the previous pruning points Approximately 2m from branch tips Remove selected crossing and superfluous internal limbs to lessen canopy weight and wind sail area Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 11
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 2
Last sold for £585,000 in September 2012. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2010, 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 4TW
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Village
- Parish
- Historic
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved
- Decision date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Green Industree Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 41 days from validation, 9 days faster than Merton's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 1 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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