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Royal Festival Hall South Bank London Lambeth SE1 8XX

24/00948/FULAwaiting decision
Listed building consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Refurbishment of the Level 1a heritage WCs, storeroom conversion at level 2, refurbishment of the bar and installation of a new central set of doors onto the riverside terrace on level 5, installation of a platform lift, an enlarged west bar and conversion of east bar into a kitchen on level 6 of the Royal Festival Hall. (Please note: The reference number for this planning application is 24/00948/FUL but there is also an associated application for Listed Building Consent related to these works with reference number: 24/00949/LB)

Submitted
21 March 2024
  1. Received21 Mar
  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 Lambeth SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 15,936 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 March 2024 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

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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    6 Sep

    Temporary application of a PVC-free vinyl with removal adhesive and laminated with PVC-free laminate to the…

    ApprovedListed building consent24/02805/LB
  2. 2024
    22 Jul

    The refurbishment of the existing Skylon Restaurant on level 3.

    ApprovedListed building consent24/02288/LB
  3. 2024
    29 May

    Refurbishment of the heritage WCs at the Royal Festival Hall.

    ApprovedListed building consent24/01679/LB
  4. 2023
    20 Dec

    Temporary display of artwork vinyls as part of the Imagine Children's Festival.

    PendingListed building consent23/03980/LB
  5. 2023
    8 Aug

    Conversion of the prayer room/retail store into cloakroom facilities at the level 2 of the Royal Festival…

    UnresolvedListed building consent23/02466/LB
  6. 2023
    2 Feb

    Conversion of existing cloakroom facilities to install new teaching and workspace at the level 1 of the Royal…

    ApprovedListed building consent23/00358/LB

Source: Lambeth

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