2, SQUIRES COURT, 80 Arthur Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 7DJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/TCA/1833 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Silver birch x 3 - located adjacent to the driveway and garage- fell and remove. Two replacement trees will be planted in the centre and far end of the verge, creating additional separation to the garage structure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
Conservation area about 13 m away: Vineyard Hill Road
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1952 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Merton built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 £1,520,000 in June 2013. Detached house, freehold.

21 June 2013£1,520,000
30 September 2008£1,200,000
18 January 2008£3,600,000
13 March 1998£490,000

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

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Important details

Council
Merton
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SW19 7DJ
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Wimbledon Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 15 days faster than Merton's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
477decided 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

Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.