Royal Festival Hall South Bank London Lambeth SE1 8XX

23/02466/LBAwaiting decision

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conversion of the prayer room/retail store into cloakroom facilities at the level 2 of the Royal Festival Hall, including replacement of the doors and the removal of the internal wall.

Submitted: 8 August 2023
Council: London Borough of Lambeth

ReceivedSubmitted8 Aug
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Royal Festival Hall South Bank London Lambeth SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 15,936 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: SE1 8XX

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: South Bank
Listed building: Grade I: Royal Festival HallOn or next to this site

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lambeth

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

Price & Myers LLP
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