Skip to content

Royal Festival Hall South Bank London SE1 8XX

23/03180/VOCAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 following a grant of Listed Building Consent ref. 23/01420/LB (Repair works to the Royal Festival Hall Hungerford entrance doors and installation of a new safety barrier), granted on 19.06.2023. Variations sought: 1. Amend the wording of condition 2 to read: 'The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in this notice. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.' 2. Vary the list of approved plans referred to in condition 2 to reflect changes to the external doors, internal lobby and safety barriers to ensure they are in line with safety requirements.

Submitted
9 October 2023
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Royal Festival Hall South Bank London SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 15,936 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 October 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SE1 8XX

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    9 Oct

    Variation of Condition 2 under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990…

    This applicationUnresolvedVariation of conditions (s73)23/03180/VOC
  2. 2023
    28 Apr

    Repair works to the Royal Festival Hall Hungerford entrance doors and installation of a new safety barrier.

    UnresolvedApplicationFiled alongside23/01419/FUL
  3. 2023
    28 Apr

    Repair works to the Royal Festival Hall Hungerford entrance doors and installation of a new safety barrier.

    UnresolvedListed building consentPart of23/01420/LB

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    31 Jul

    Display of 1x internally illuminated sign on level 6 of the Royal Festival Hall.

    ApprovedListed building consent26/02110/LB
  2. 2026
    19 May

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission 25/04001/NMC

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01514/NMC
  3. 2026
    30 Apr

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01372/DET
  4. 2025
    23 Dec

    Demolition/replacement of existing extension, and reconfiguration of unit 8 including change of use of…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/04001/FUL
  5. 2024
    23 Sep

    Listed Building Consent in connection with the replacement of 1x display of internally illuminated fascia…

    PendingListed building consent24/02965/LB
  6. 2024
    23 Sep

    Replacement of 1x display of internally illuminated fascia sign and replacement of 1x internally illuminated…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent24/02969/ADV

Source: Lambeth

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SE1

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

For applicants and trades

Before the decision

You may need a flood risk assessment. Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site

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

Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.