Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20

22/T0088Tree WorkPending Decision

Proposal

Various works to trees in the vicinity of Theodore Lodge and the woodland adjacent to Cranford Close. Proposed works include: 4 x Plane trees to have dead wood removed. Side of Thoedore Close - Holm Oak tree to have limb reduced over play area by 50%. Woodland area: 3 x Sycamore, 3 x Ash, 1 x Robinia and 1 x Oak to be crown reduced by 30%. Sweet Chestnut tree to be corwn reduced by 20%. 1 x Sycamore tree to be recied to a 10m monolith. 2 x Holly to be cut back from property.

Received: 10 January 2022
Target decision date: 21 February 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Merton
Ward: Village_historic

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

ReceivedSubmitted10 Jan
ValidatedValidated11 Jan
Consult.Consultation10 Jan
TargetTarget Date21 Feb
DecidedDecided

8 weeks typical decision time in Merton98% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20. Merton has handled 847 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 40 days. It was submitted on 10 January 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Copse Hill conservation area. There have been 10 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference

22/T0088

Address

Former Atkinson Morley Hospital and The Firs Copse Hill SW20

Local Authority

Merton

Application Type

Tree Work

Development Type

Assembly and Leisure, Dwellinghouses

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Conditions

Current Status

FINAL DECISION

Ward

Village_historic

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

10 January 2022

Target Decision Date

21 February 2022

Date Validated

11 January 2022

Date Submitted

10 January 2022

Last Date for Comments

10 January 2022

Application Expires

7 March 2022

Permission Expires

7 March 2025

Planning Decision

Decision

Tree Works (Partial Agreement/Refusal)

Decided By

Delegated

Statutory Period

55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

51.415485, -0.238507

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Merton

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

Conservation area: Copse Hill
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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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