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25 Barham Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0ES

21/T4317Tree(s) in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved

Council decision: Tree Works ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Silver Birch tree located adjacent to side boundary with no. 21 Barham Road - to be removed due to significant bark wound and internal decay (replacement tree proposed).

Received
1 December 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Village_historic
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated7 Dec
  3. Consult.1 Dec
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 25 Barham Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0ES. Merton has handled 847 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 December 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Drax Avenue conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 1,803 applications in total for the SW20 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at London Borough of Merton were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SW20 0ES
Application type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Development type
Development monitoring information not needed
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 December 2021
Last date for comments
1 December 2021
Application expires
12 January 2022
Permission expires
10 January 2025

Planning decision

Decision
Tree Works Approved
Statutory period
36 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Drax Avenue
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Drax Avenue
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    28 Sep

    Foot of rear garden: Fell Lawson Cypress tree. Tree to be replaced as part of garden relandscaping with one…

    ApprovedTree(s) in a Conservation Area22/T3030
  2. 2022
    20 Sep

    Foot of rear garden: Removal of dead Lawson Cypress tree.

    ApprovedTree(s) in a Conservation Area22/T2837
  3. 2022
    1 Aug

    APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATIONS 21/P3524

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)22/P2348
  4. 2022
    25 Mar

    APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING APPLICATION 21/P3524

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)22/P0993
  5. 2022
    24 Mar

    Rear garden: smaller Oak tree (standing in front of larger, more dominant, Oak tree) is in decline…

    ApprovedTree(s) in a Conservation Area22/T1100
  6. 2022
    14 Mar

    APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING PERMISSION 21/P3524

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/P0832

Source: Merton

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