Copse Hill, Merton - Greater London Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Copse Hill, Merton - Greater London.
Merton - Greater London · England · settlement
About Copse Hill
Copse Hill is a low-rise district in the London Borough of Merton, located south of Wimbledon Common and adjacent to Raynes Park railway station. Known for its elevated position, it boasts the largest green spaces in the Raynes Park and West Wimbledon area, primarily featuring privately developed housing. The nearest social housing can be found in the nearby areas of Wimbledon and Putney Vale, making it an attractive location for residential planning applications.
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Area Information
- Admin district: Merton
- Parliamentary constituency: Wimbledon
- LSOA: Merton 004C
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Copse Hill.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Copse Hill.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Copse Hill based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
467 planning applications found near Copse Hill.
- - 28 Drax Avenue, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 0EJ
T1: Oak - Crown lift to 8m. Remove whole limbs. 30% crown thin. T2: Sycamore - Crown lift to 8m. Crown thin 30% & sever ivy. T3: Beech Hedge - Reduce top by 3m to previous points. Trim face light over
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2026-01-29
View full details - - 28 Drax Avenue, Wimbledon, Merton, SW20 0EJ
T1: Oak - Crown reduce all lateral branches overhanging garden of no. 30 by up to 3m. Crown thin 20% removing major deadwood. Sever and remove 1m section of ivy from around the base of main stem. T2:
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2026-01-29
View full details - - 25 Mckay Road Wimbledon SW20 0HT
OAK - REDUCE HEIGHT FROM 22 METERS TO 10 METERS AND REDUCE THE CROWN SIGNIFICANTLY AS STAGE ONE. THEN REDUCE FURTHER TO 3-4 METERS IN FUTURE YEARS.
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-12-30
View full details - - 1A Drax Avenue Wimbledon SW20 0EG
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN) AND 13 (SuDS) ATTACHED TO LBM PLANNING PERMISSION 25/P2518 RELATING TO THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND E
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-12-22
View full details - - 1 Wool Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0HN
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, REAR FACING BAY WINDOW AT FIRST FLOOR, ADAPTATIONS TO ROOF AND REAR FACING DORMER WINDOWS, INTERNAL SUNDRY ALTERATION
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-12-10
View full details - - 32 Copse Hill Wimbledon SW20 0HG
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce the crown to the previous pruning points by 1.5 metres. Tree height 8 metres height, 5 metres width, maximum pruning wound 7cm. T2 - Sycamore - Reduce the crown to the previous
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-12-04
View full details - - Silver Trees 59 Drax Avenue Wimbledon SW20 0EZ
Rear T1 Oak x 1 (Quercus robur) This 18m mature oak tree has been reduced heavily in the past, its cyclical prune is now due. Suggested work: - full crown reduction - reduce the height by 3.5m - reduc
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-11-28
View full details - - 11 Grange Park Place Wimbledon SW20 0EE
T1 - 4 X CHERRY TREES - SECTION FELL TO GROUND LEVEL AND REMOVE STUMPS. T2 - LARGE OAK TREE - CROWN REDUCE BY 1 METRE ALL ROUND, DEAD WOOD AND CUT BACK FROM BUILDING. T3 - PYRACANTHA - TRIM TIGHT TO F
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-11-14
View full details - - 28 Ernle Road Wimbledon SW20 0HJ
T1 & T2 - OAK TREES X 2 - CROWN REDUCE 0.5M BELOW PREVIOUS POINTS.
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-11-12
View full details - - 8 Cedar Park Gardens Wimbledon SW19 4TE
LIME IN GARDEN OF No.8 OVERHANDGING BOUNDRAY WITH No.7 SHORTEN FIRST LARGE OVERHANGING LIMB AND LIMB ABOVE BACK TO BOUNDARY FENCE LINE
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-11-03
View full details - - 8 Cedar Park Gardens Wimbledon SW19 4TE
LIME (NO.8 OVERHANGING BOUNDARY TO NO.7). SHORTEN FIRST LARGE LOW LIMB OVERHANGING FENCE LINE BACK TO BOUNDARY AND SHORTEN LIMB ABOVE TO BOUNDARY FENCE LINE.
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-11-03
View full details - - 6 Grange Park Place Wimbledon SW20 0EE
MER (31) Area A1 T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce the overhang from neighbouring tree over the drive by up to 1m from branch tips. T2 - Cherry Reduce crown all round by 2-3m from branch tips. T3-Bay Reduce
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-28
View full details - - 6 Kinsella Gardens Wimbledon SW19 4UB
APPLICATION TO REPLACE EXISTING MOTORISED FRONT GATE WITH TWO NEW MOTORISED SLIDING GATES, INCREASING HEIGHT OF EXISTING BRICK PIERS AND METALWORK WITH A LANTERN ABOVE.
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-28
View full details - - 3 Prospect Place West Wimbledon SW20 0JP
T1- SYCAMORE TO BE REDUCED BY 2 - 2.5 METRES
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-17
View full details - - 78 Copse Hill Wimbledon SW20 0EF
REAR GARDEN: 3 x HOLLY TREES - REDUCE BY APPROX 1-2 METRES 1 x ACACIA SAPLING - FELL AND POISON
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-14
View full details - - 78 Copse Hill Wimbledon SW20 0EF
REAR GARDEN: T1 - LARGE MATURE OAK - REDUCE CROWN BY APPROX 2-3 METRES
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-14
View full details - - 9 Kinsella Gardens Wimbledon SW19 4UB
T47 - LIME T48 - LIME - Two Lime trees to be pollard to knuckles (previous cuts) throughout the canopies. Side shoots (suckers) to be cut from the trunk of trees. PROTECTED TREES UNDER TPO MER268
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-13
View full details - - 1 Preston Road West Wimbledon SW20 0SS
T1 - CYPRESS; DISMANTLE DEAD THUJA (ARBORVITAE) TREE A PROTECTED TREE UNDER TPO MER220
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-08
View full details - - 18 Wool Road West Wimbledon SW20 0HW
Front garden T1 -Bay tree - reduce by approximately 50% (reducing height by approximately 3 metres) Rear garden, left hand side T2 - 2 x Holly trees - prune/reduce sizes by approximately 1 metre. Rear
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-08
View full details - - Ellerton Lodge 23 Ellerton Road Wimbledon SW20 OEW
T1 - NORWAY MAPLE: FELL TO GROUND LEVEL
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Merton | Date: 2025-10-03
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A brief summary of Copse Hill in Merton - Greater London
Copse Hill is a low-rise district in the London Borough of Merton, located south of Wimbledon Common and adjacent to Raynes Park railway station. Known for its elevated position, it boasts the largest green spaces in the Raynes Park and West Wimbledon area, primarily featuring privately developed housing. The nearest social housing can be found in the nearby areas of Wimbledon and Putney Vale, making it an attractive location for residential planning applications.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Copse Hill a particularly low-crime area.
Copse Hill has 11 conservation areas within its boundaries: Westcoombe Avenue, Copse Hill, Wimbledon North, Drax Avenue, Wool Road, Durham Road, Coombe Hill, Dunmore Road, Wimbledon West, Kingston Vale, Lambton Road. Planning applications within or near these conservation areas are subject to additional scrutiny to preserve the architectural and historic character of the area. Homeowners and developers should be aware that permitted development rights may be restricted.
Ecology & Nature Designations
The area around Copse Hill includes 1 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): Wimbledon Common SSSI; 1 Special Areas of Conservation (SAC): Wimbledon Common. These designations may affect planning decisions, as proposals near protected sites require environmental impact assessment and may face additional restrictions.
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Planning Activity in Copse Hill
In the last 24 months, 441 planning applications were submitted near Copse Hill. Of these, 86% were approved, with an average decision time of 61 days.
This is broadly in line with the national average of approximately 87%. Copse Hill maintains a standard approach to planning decisions.
At 61 days on average, decisions near Copse Hill slightly exceed the 8-week statutory target for minor applications, though this is common across many councils.
The most common application types near Copse Hill were tree works (204), full planning applications (145), discharge of conditions (53). The significant number of tree-related applications is typical for areas with mature tree cover or active tree preservation orders.
In terms of development scale, 6 medium-scale applications, 429 smaller schemes were submitted. The absence of major applications suggests the area is primarily characterised by smaller-scale improvements and extensions rather than large new developments.
5 planning appeals were lodged, of which 0 were allowed and 5 were dismissed (0% success rate). This low success rate indicates that the council's refusal decisions are generally upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 212 applications
- Refused: 16 applications
- Withdrawn: 18 applications
- Awaiting decision: 195 applications
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