24/T3302

Status: Granted (30 Dec 2024)
Application Details
Description

T1 - MATURE OAK TREE SITUATED IN BACK GARDEN. TREE HAS A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 19M AND SPREAD OF APPROXIMATELY 16M. PROPOSED WORKS ARE TO SELECTIVELY REDUCE CROWN BY APPROXIMATELY 1.5M FROM BRANCH TIPS, LEAVING THE TREE WITH A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 17M AND SPREAD OF APPROXIMATELY 13M. T2 - OAK TREE IN NEIGHBOURING GARDEN. TREE HAS A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 14M AND SPREAD OF APPROXIMATELY 8M. PROPOSED WORKS ARE TO REDUCE OVERLONG LATERAL BRANCHES ENCROACHING ON GARDEN OF NO. 1 ALMER ROAD BY APPROXIMATELY 1.5 - 2M, TO REDUCE END WEIGHT AND GIVE CLEARANCE FROM PROPERTY. T3 - MATURE PITTOSPORUM ON LEFT HAND BOUNDARY. TREE HAS A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 14M AND SPREAD OF APPROXIMATELY 6M. PROPOSED WORKS ARE TO REDUCE HEIGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 2M AND TRIM SIDE GROWTH TO GIVE CLEARANCE FROM GARDEN / PROPERTY, LEAVING THE TREE WITH A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 12M AND SPREAD OF APPROXIMATELY 5.5M. T4 - GLEDITSIA TREE ADJACENT TO T3. TREE HAS A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 13M AND SPREAD OF APPROXIMATELY OF 4.5M. PROPOSED WORKS ARE TO REMOVE LIMB GROWING TOWARD PROPERTY WITH VISIBLE SQUIRREL DAMAGE AND LIGHTLY REDUCE FURTHER BRANCHES ENCROACHING ON PROPERTY. G1 - LEYLANDII HEDGE AND LAWSON CYPRESS TREE ON RIGHT HAND BOUNDARY OF BACK GARDEN IN NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY. TRIM SIDES TO LESSEN OVERHANG, WHILST KEEPING GREEN FOLIAGE. G2 - LAUREL, YEW TREE AND HAZEL IN NEIGHBOURING GARDEN ON REAR BOUNDARY. TRIM BACK OVERHANG BY APPROXIMATELY 0.5-1M. G3 - LAUREL HEDGING BESIDE DRIVEWAY. REDUCE OVERHANG TO GIVE CLEARANCE FROM DRIVEWAY, WHILST KEEPING GREEN FOLIAGE. G4 - YEW TREE AND LAUREL ON FRONT BOUNDARY. YEW TREE TO BE TRIMMED TO SHAPE. LAUREL TREE TO BE REDUCED IN HEIGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 1.5-2M AND SIDE GROWTH PRUNED TO SHAPE, WHILST KEEPING GREEN FOLIAGE. G5 - YEW TREES, PRIVET AND CAMELLIA ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF FRONT GARDEN. ALL TO BE TRIMMED LIGHTLY TO RESHAPE.

Council

Merton

Application Type

Tree(s) in a Conservation Area

Date Received

19 Nov 2024

Date Validated

21 Nov 2024

Decision Date

30 Dec 2024

Development Type

Development monitoring information not needed

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Location
Address

1 Almer Road West Wimbledon London SW20 0EL

Postcode

SW20 0EL

Coordinates

51.418411522005762, -0.242996600509337

Source: Application Form

Quick Info
UID
24/T3302
Reference
24/T3302
Status
Granted
Last Updated
01 Jan 2025