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Royal Festival Hall South Bank London SE1 8XX

24/00296/VOCAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 following a grant of Listed Building Consent ref. 23/03437/LB (Refurbishment of the box office, cafe, bar and shop on level 2), granted on 21/12/2023. Variation sought: To vary the list of approved drawings to reflect adjustments to the layouts and arrangements in order to improve front of house and back of house functions and operations.

Submitted
29 January 2024
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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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 29 January 2024 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.

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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. 2024
    31 May

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission Ref: 23/03437/LB

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/01702/VOC
  2. 2024
    29 Jan

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation…

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)24/00296/VOC
  3. 2023
    27 Oct

    Refurbishment of the box office, cafe, bar and shop on level 2.

    ApprovedListed building consentPart of23/03437/LB

Planning history at this site

8 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

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