16 Trinity Gardens London SW9 8DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02883/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven (T1) Fell to ground level, with stump treatment to prevent regrowth. Identification. Single mature specimen, marked T1 on the sketch plan at Appendix A. Trunk diameter 392mm measured at 1.5m above ground level (girth 1230mm). Approximate height 12?15 metres. Located in the north-eastern corner of the rear garden of 16 Trinity Gardens, approximately 5 metres from the rear elevation of the dwelling, with the trunk running at an angle along the eastern boundary wall. The adjoining properties to the east are owned by Trinity Homes and are not individually numbered; the land to the north is owned by the London Borough of Lambeth. 1. Felling. Fell to ground level by section dismantle, in accordance with BS 3998:2010. 2. Stump treatment. Treat the cut stump with a stem-delivered systemic herbicide plug (Ecoplug Max or equivalent). Application to follow felling immediately, and in any event within 48 hours. The product is applied at the manufacturer's rate for the measured stump diameter. The purpose is to kill the root system and prevent clonal suckering. There is no soil application, no foliar spray and no broadcast treatment anywhere on the site. The applicator will hold the relevant certificate of competence. 3. Disposal. All arisings to be removed from site by a registered waste carrier to a permitted facility. No material will be chipped, spread, composted or retained on site. 4. Stump. The stump will be left in situ following treatment. No stump grinding is proposed at this stage. Any grinding would follow after at least one full growing season, once the root system is confirmed dead. 5. Reasons. Not required for a conservation area notice, but provided for completeness: Ailanthus altissima is a species of special concern under retained EU Regulation , enforced through the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019, listed 15 August 2019 and classified as not widely spread in England and Wales. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 4 Nov 2026, from Lambeth's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK Supporting Docs · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF ADDITIONAL PLANS Application Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SKETCH PLAN Plans · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Trinity Gardens conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Air quality management area: Lambeth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Trinity Homes With Former Wash House Block and Linking Walls, Grade II, 22 m away · 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1887 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 16 m away: Brixton.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,325,000 in February 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

6 February 2026£1,325,000
19 August 2005£470,000
18 May 2001£436,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area238 m² (2,562 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Lambeth - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

29 Jun 2026Refused

50 Trinity Gardens London SW9 8DR

Erection of a single storey rear infill extension at lower ground floor with fla...

26/01923/FUL

Nearby new applications

23 Sept 2026Pending

152-154 Acre Lane London SW2 5UT

Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 20/04368/FUL (...

26/02748/VOC
28 Sept 2026Pending

154A Acre Lane London SW2 5UT

Approval of details pursuant to conditions Condition 4 (Water Efficiency Calcula...

26/02811/DET
24 Sept 2026Pending

101 Dalberg Road London SW2 1AL

Replacement of existing timber windows with new double glazed uPVC windows on al...

26/02768/FUL
24 Sept 2026Pending

27 Dalberg Road London SW2 1AJ

Replacement of the existing timber windows with new double glazed uPVC windows o...

26/02769/FUL
2 Oct 2026Pending

452-456 Brixton Road London SW9 8EA

Installation of 3 x internally illuminated static fascia signs, 1 x internally i...

26/02878/ADV
30 Sept 2026Pending

19 Probert Road London Lambeth SW2 1BN

Erection of a rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2x rooflights in th...

26/02845/LDCP

Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW9 8DP
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Lambeth usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
475decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
46 Acre Lane London Lambeth SW2 5SP
External works, involving resurfacing of the car park with the replacement/new concrete p…
25/03396/FUL
2025 Refused
46 Acre Lane London Lambeth SW2 5SP
External works, involving resurfacing of the car park with the replacement/new concrete p…
25/03397/LB
2025 Refused
50 Trinity Gardens London SW9 8DR
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension with the extension of existing fi…
25/03706/FUL
2025 Approved
29 Trinity Gardens London Lambeth SW9 8DP
Rear garden: T1 Sycamore. Crown reduction by 30 percent to manage size, maintain scale, a…
25/02849/TCA
2025
Alpha House 4 Beta Place London SW4 7QN
Installation of 62 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at roof level. (Full Planning Permissio…
25/02889/FUL
2024 Approved
46 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
Replacement of black metal gates with black powder coated automatic gates for pedestrian…
24/03616/LB
2024 Approved
46 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
Replacement of black metal gates with black powder coated automatic gates for pedestrian…
24/03615/FUL
2025 Approved
Robert Runcie Court Bucknell Close London SW2 5SR
South-eastern corner on the boundary with 40 Acre Lane: T No. LSE0292 Sugar Maple: Re-pol…
25/00533/TCA
2024 Approved
The Trinity Arms 45 Trinity Gardens London Lambeth SW9 8DR
Installation of a metal frame retractable roof pergola fixed to the timber frame pergola…
24/03214/FUL
2024 Approved
Robert Runcie Court Bucknell Close London Lambeth SW2 5SR
As illustrated in the accompanying documentation, the designated area is located to the e…
24/02551/TCA
2019 Approved
Unit 12, At Former Santley Primary School, Santley Street London
T1 Silver Birch Tree - Crown reduce by 2m in height and spread a 16m tree to leave a 14m…
19/02132/TCA
2024 Refused
19 Trinity Gardens London Lambeth SW9 8DP
Erection of a rear roof extension incoporating a juliet balcony and the installation of 2…
24/00068/FUL
2022 Approved
37 Trinity Gardens London SW9 8DP
Replacement of existing doors and window with bi-folding doors and the installation one r…
22/03881/FUL
2021 Approved
Acre Lane And Coldharbour Lane London SW9
Display of 23 lamppost mounted banner signs along the A2217 Acre Lane (starting at the ju…
21/04197/ADV
2021 Approved
61 Trinity Gardens London SW9 8DR
Robinia Pseudoacacia: Fell Reasons: 50% dead and unsafe
21/03889/TCA
2020 Approved
34 Acre Lane London SW2 5SG
Change of use/refurbishment of the building from retail (Use Class A1) to 9 residential u…
20/01214/FUL
2021 Approved
30 Acre Lane London SW2 5SG
Erection of a mezzanine level and roof extension to create additional office floorspace f…
21/01451/FUL
2021 Approved
1 Alpha House 4 Beta Place London SW4 7QN
2 x Silver Birch trees - remove 2 low limbs growing over neighbours, raise crown to 3m an…
21/00312/TCA
2020 Refused
30 Acre Lane London SW2 5SG
Change of use of the first floor from offices (Use Class E(g)(i)) to HMO (Sui Generis), t…
20/04044/FUL
2020 Approved
48-50 Cedars House Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
To crown reduce 3 x Silver Birch trees to rear of property by 2 metres and 1 x Lime tree…
20/02997/TCA
2016 Approved
40 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
Installation of replacement roof mounted flue and duct extracts and erection of two side…
16/06163/FUL
2016 Approved
30 Acre Lane London SW2 5SG
Erection of a mezzanine level and roof extension to create additional floor space for exi…
16/03958/FUL
2016 Refused
36 And 38 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
Erection of a of timber framed roof cover to rear yard, together with boarding affixed to…
16/02159/FUL
2016 Approved
3 Alpha House 4 Beta Place London SW4 7QN
Replacement of existing boiler and installation of an external flue to flat 3
16/03157/LB
2016 Approved
The Trinity Arms 45 Trinity Gardens London SW9 8DR
Installation of plant equipment and plant screening to the rear elevation; erection of an…
16/01668/FUL
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lambeth ranks #164 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Lambeth is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lambeth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #274 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #164 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #209 of 296
46%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,784
Total decisions
396 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.