Royal National Theatre South Bank London Lambeth SE1 9PX
Proposal
Listed Building Consent: Refurbishments and alterations to the Royal National Theatres fourth floor, fifth floor and roof, comprising of: refurbishment and reorientation of the fifth floor workshops; replacement and installation of new extract ventilation equipment and air handling units across all fifth floor workshops; partial removal of existing roof plant and installation of new plant, and installation of associated safety measures; replacement of existing outdated machinery; replacement of lighting systems across all fifth floor workshops; and minor modification and/or replacement of fourth floor suspended ceiling. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 23/01892/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 23/01891/FUL)
- Received
- 13 June 2023
- Decided
- 18 August 2023 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
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- ReceivedSubmitted13 Jun
- ValidatedValidated13 Jun
- Consult.Consultation18 Jul
- TargetTarget Date8 Aug
- DecidedDecided18 Aug
Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)
This is a heritage application at Royal National Theatre South Bank London Lambeth SE1 9PX. Lambeth has handled 180 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 78 days. This one was decided in 66 days, 12 days quicker than Lambeth's median. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Waterloo & South Bank. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20269 Sep
Temporary installation for a period from 1st October 2026 to 1st October 2027 of an interactive seating block…
PendingListed building consent26/02595/LB - 202616 Jun
Display of a 1x temporary internally illuminated sign from 11/06/2026 to 12/09/2026.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/01660/ADV - 202620 Mar
Temporary erection for a period from 1st April 2026 through to 25th September 2026 for the erection…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00890/FUL - 202620 Mar
Temporary erection for a period from 1st April 2026 through to 25th September 2026 for the erection…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00891/ADV - 202513 Mar
Replacement of the roofs to the Olivier and Lyttelton auditoria at the Royal National Theatre
ApprovedListed building consent25/00822/LB
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: South Bank
- Listed building: Grade II: Bust of Nelson Mandela, Royal Festival Hall, LondonOn this site · +5 more
- Article 4 direction: Modified Direction 1 - CAZPart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 170Part of the site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
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