Royal Festival Hall South Bank London Lambeth SE1 8XX
Approved on 17 September 2024
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
The refurbishment of the existing Skylon Restaurant on level 3.
- Received
- 22 July 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated22 Jul
- Consult.Consultation3 Sep
- TargetTarget Date16 Sep
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Royal Festival Hall South Bank London Lambeth SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 180 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Waterloo & South Bank. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
78% of heritage applications at London Borough of Lambeth were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 8XX
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 July 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 7 September 2024
- Consultation end
- 3 September 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 16 September 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- Agent address
- Somerset House South Wing London WC2R 1LA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 7 September 2024
- Site notice end
- 7 September 2024
Site 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.
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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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20246 Sep
Temporary application of a PVC-free vinyl with removal adhesive and laminated with PVC-free laminate to the…
ApprovedListed building consent24/02805/LB - 202430 Aug
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (Materials) of planning permission 24/00949/LB
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02726/DET - 202429 May
Refurbishment of the heritage WCs at the Royal Festival Hall.
ApprovedListed building consent24/01679/LB - 202421 Mar
Refurbishment of the Level 1a heritage WCs, storeroom conversion at level 2, refurbishment of the bar and…
PendingListed building consent24/00948/FUL - 202421 Mar
Refurbishment of the Level 1a heritage WCs, storeroom conversion at level 2, refurbishment of the bar and…
ApprovedListed building consent24/00949/LB - 202320 Dec
Temporary display of artwork vinyls as part of the Imagine Children's Festival.
PendingListed building consent23/03980/LB - 20238 Aug
Conversion of the prayer room/retail store into cloakroom facilities at the level 2 of the Royal Festival…
UnresolvedListed building consent23/02466/LB - 20232 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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