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Claremont Lodge 15 The Downs West Wimbledon SW20 8UA

23/T2007Tree WorkApproved

Approved on 23 August 2023

Council decision: Tree Works ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. Sycamore Re-pollard to original knuckles. 2. Holly Group x 2 Reduce height to 4m and trim to shape. 3. False Acacia Crown reduce by 3m and remove dead branches. (Cavity in base of tree) (Current height 27m and spread 22m) 4. Sycamore (dead stump) Reduce to 2m (ecological stump) 5. London Plane Re-pollard to original knuckles. 6. Laurel Group Reduce height down to 4m and shape. 7. Sycamore Works carried out May 23 8. London Plane Works carried out May 23 9. Holly Group Reduce height to 4m and trim to shape. 10. Dead Cedar Fell to ground level. 11. Malus spp Remove dead branches and shape to balance crown. 12. Evergreen Magnolia x2 Reduce height by 2m and shape to balance crowns. 13. Holly a) Fell in sections to ground level. b) Grind out stumps. 14. Ash Crown reduce by 2m ensuring a clearance of 2.5m from roof and elevation of property. 15. Ash Crown reduce by 2m ensuring a clearance of 2.5m from roof and elevation of property. 16. Loquat Remove single stem to clear CCTV camera line of sight. Ursuline High School 17. Acacia Crown lift over main drive to 5.5m.

Received
19 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Raynes Park
  1. Received19 Jul
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Aug
  4. Target16 Aug
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Claremont Lodge 15 The Downs West Wimbledon SW20 8UA. Merton has handled 847 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Merton's typical decision time. The site is in the Wimbledon West conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Raynes Park. 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 8UA
Application type
Tree Work
Development type
Development monitoring information not needed
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 July 2023
Consultation expiry
17 August 2023
Consultation start
25 July 2023
Consultation end
17 August 2023
Last date for comments
17 August 2023
Target decision date
16 August 2023
Application expires
13 September 2023
Permission expires
23 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
50 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wimbledon West
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Source: Merton

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