Planning application
8 Atherton Drive Wimbledon SW19 5LB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - LONDON PLANE - REDUCE BY 3-4M IN HEIGHT
As published by the council, reference 26/T0133
Application record
- Reference
- 26/T0133
- Type
- Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Village
- Postcode
- SW19 5LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jan 2026
Received by Merton
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Merton took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Merton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Merton decided tree works applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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6 Atherton Drive Wimbledon Village SW19 5LB
FRONT: 1 x Magnolia - reduce crown 30% REAR: 3 x eucalyptus - reduce or remove. 1 x cypress a - reduce 30%
Granted Trees 3 docs -
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon SW19 5HW
T1 - Aesculus hippocastanum, remove epi up to 4m and crown lift to 4m over carriageway, reduce to 1m from previous points and follow shape around remaining tree T2 - Aesculus hippocastanum,pollard/reduce to a final height of 9m (1.5m above main crown break) and lateral branches back to previous points (approx. 3m) to retain feature while mitigating risk from stem failure.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park London SW19 5HW
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
Granted Full applications Extension 13 docsSmall domestic -
65 Burghley Road Wimbledon SW19 5HW
MER (438) - LIME - CROWN LIFT AND REMOVE EPICORMIC GROWTH TO 4M. CUT BACK FROM BUILDING BY 2M. CROWN REDUCE BY 3M FROM TOP AND 1.5M FROM LATERALS. REMOVE DEADWOOD OVER 30MM
Granted Trees 3 docs -
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
GREEN BEECH X 2 - SHAPE AND REDUCE CROWN RED BEECH X 1- SHAPE AND REDUCE CROWN
Granted Trees 2 docs -
62 Burghley Road Wimbledon Park SW19 5HN
REAR GARDEN: MAGNOLIA - REDUCE HEIGHT AND WIDTH. SHAPE TREE.
Granted Trees 2 docs
Other tree works applications
In Merton
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26/10/1239 Decided
FELLOWSHIP HOUSE, 30 St Mary's Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 7BP
5 day notice to remove dangerous eucalyptus tree.
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26/TCA/1234 Decided
13 Copse Hill, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 0NB
REMOVE DEAD LIMB FROM OAK TREE
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26/TCA/1232 Decided
65 Ridgway Place, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 4SP
5 Day notice for - Rear garden: felling of x3 dead/declining Silver Birch tree to ground level.
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26/TCA/1313 Status unknown
CANONS LEISURE CENTRE, 18 Madeira Road, Mitcham, Merton, CR4 4HD
WORKS TO TREES ON GROUNDS
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26/10/1018 Decided
Broghill House, QUEEN ALEXANDRAS COURT St Mary's Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 7DE
5 Day Notice for works to dead silver birch tree