FOOTBRIDGE WEST OF THE SHOW HOUSE Watermill Way, Colliers Wood, Merton
Proposal
TREES IDENTIFIED AS SGL/14, SGL/15, SGL/16, SGL/17, SGL/18, SGL/20, SGL/21, SGL/22, SGL/23, SGL/24, SGL/25, SGL/26, SGL/28, SGL/29 AND SGL/30, AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED WORKS INSTRUCTION AND SITE PLAN. PROPOSED WORKS COMPRISE SELECTIVE CROWN REDUCTION TO A RETAINED HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 3.5–4 METRES WHERE SPECIFIED; CREATION OF NEW POLLARD FRAMEWORKS AT APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL; SEVERING AND REMOVAL OF CLIMBING VEGETATION/IVY WHERE SPECIFIED; AND THE FELLING OF SELECTED TREES TO GROUND LEVEL. FULL TREE-BY-TREE SPECIFICATIONS, SPECIES, TREE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS, LOCATIONS AND PROPOSED WORKS ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE ATTACHED WORKS INSTRUCTION REF. 01917 AND ACCOMPANYING SITE PLAN.
- Received (week of)
- 31 August 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Merton
- Ward
- Abbey
- ReceivedReceived (week of)31 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at FOOTBRIDGE WEST OF THE SHOW HOUSE Watermill Way, Colliers Wood, Merton. Merton has handled 43 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 7 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Abbey.
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- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
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