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20 Wool Road, London SW20 0HW

23/T0537Tree(s) in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

Rear Boundary with Cannizaro Park : Oak tree in Cannizaro - trim back branches overhanging boundary from park.

Received
22 February 2023
Decided
4 April 2023 · Tree Works Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Village
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received22 Feb
  2. Validated28 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided4 Apr

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a tree application at 20 WOOL ROAD, LONDON SW20 0HW. Merton has handled 847 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 40 days. This one was decided in 41 days. The site is in the Wool Road conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 376 applications across Village. We hold 1,761 applications in total for the SW20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/T0537
Address
20 WOOL ROAD, LONDON SW20 0HW
Postcode
SW20 0HW
Local Authority
Merton
Application Type
Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
Development Type
Development monitoring information not needed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
FINAL DECISION
Ward
Village

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 February 2023
Consultation Expiry
23 March 2023
Target Decision Date
22 March 2023
Date Decided
4 April 2023
Date Validated
28 February 2023
Date Submitted
22 February 2023
Consultation Start
28 February 2023
Consultation End
23 March 2023
Last Date for Comments
23 March 2023
Application Expires
5 April 2023
Permission Expires
4 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Tree Works Approved
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
36 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
3
Coordinates
51.421665, -0.233408
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Merton

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wool Road+1 more
  • Registered park and garden: Cannizaro ParkPart of the site
  • 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 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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