5 Prince's Road, Wimbledon, Merton Data via plota.co.uk

26/TCA/2010 - Tree(s) in a Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Rear tree to be felled due to damage of garden wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Merton's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 5 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 5

South Park Gardens 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 103 m away: South Park Gardens; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 16 September 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 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
Postcode
SW19 8RQ
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Wimbledon Town And Dundonald
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Merton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
467decided 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
5 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
9 Princes Road Wimbledon SW19 8RQ
FRONT GARDEN: PRUNUS - THIN CROWN BY APPROX 20% LIME - RE-POLLARD REAR GARDEN: PRUNUS - T…
25/T2152
2025 Approved
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2025 Decided
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2024 Approved
28 Prince's Road Wimbledon SW19 8RB
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2024 Approved
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2024 Refused
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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