Planning application
4 Crescent Road Raynes Park SW20 8EY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TI - LONDON PLANE: REDUCE HEIGHT BY APPROX 6 TO 7 METRES. RAISE CANOPY TO 5 METRES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
As published by the council, reference 25/T2960
Application record
- Reference
- 25/T2960
- Type
- Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Raynes Park, Raynes Park_histroic
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SW20 8EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Merton
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20 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works Approved
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Merton granted permission on 17 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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14 Arterberry Road Raynes Park
Front left-hand side T1 - Lime tree (neighbour owned)- prune back to boundary by approximately 2 metres. Front middle T2 - Lime tree - re pollard, removing regrowth by approximately 2 metres. T3 - Holly (neighbour owned) - prune back by approximately 1 metre while maintaining shape and form. Rear garden T4- Bay tree - reduce height by approximately 2 metres, reduce back width over lawn area only by approximately 1 metre whilst maintaining screening. T5 - Holly - reduce height by approximately 1-2 metres, prune sides to shape. T6 T7 - x2 Sycamore trees - reduce to previous, reducing crown sizes by approximately 2-3 metres. T8 - Lime tree - annual prune, reducing crown size by approximately 2-3 metres and thin, including pruning back from neighbouring property as requested. T9 - Yew tree - annual prune with hedge trimmers only whilst maintaining shape and form. T10 - Apple tree - annual prune, reducing size by approximately 1 metre and thin. Reason: general annual maintenance
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