St Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7EH
Approved on 13 February 2026
Council decision: Grant Permission42 conditions
Proposal
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Tree Protection Plan), 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 7 (Basement Method Statement and Flood Risk), 10 (Distric Heating), 11 (Energy Strategy), 12 (Energy Implementation), 16 (Ecology), 21(Restriction/Protection of Office Use), 22 (Restriction of Cafe Use), 28 (Waste Management Strategy), 29 (Waste and Recycling Storage), 39 (Vehicle Turning Area), 40 (Delvery and Servicing Plan), 41 (Travel Plan) and 42 (Parts of the Development) of planning permission 16/02387/FUL (Demolition, alteration and refurbishment of existing buildings and structures and erection of new buildings and structures to provide academic and commercially flexible professional floorspace for medical education purposes (Class D1) and/or office space (Class B1) and a caf� (Class A3); in addition to landscaping and public realms works (including the removal of 3no. trees); alteration to existing and creation of new basements; utility and low carbon energy equipment; alterations to pedestrian access into the site; infrastructure and associated facilities of Block 9 and Prideaux building at at the St Thomas Hospital Campus) granted on 27.04.2017.
- Received
- 17 September 2024
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- ReceivedReceived17 Sep
- ValidatedValidated24 Sep
- Consult.Consultation28 Oct
- TargetTarget Date3 Mar
- DecidedDecided13 Feb
Decided in 507 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at St Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7EH. Lambeth has handled 15,936 applications of this type. This one was decided in 507 days, 64 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Embankment conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SE1 7EH
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 September 2024
- Consultation end
- 28 October 2024
- Target decision date
- 3 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 76
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Albert Embankment+1 more
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Sep
T1 - T10 London Plane - remove deadwood and Marissa diseased branches T11 - Weeping Ash - remove deadwood and…
PendingApplication26/02783/TCA - 202612 May
Approval of details pursuant to condition 21 (acoustic impact assessment) of planning permission 19/01397/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01446/DET - 202613 Mar
Approval of details pursuant to condition 20 (internal and external plant equipment) of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00822/DET - 202531 Mar
Plant installation on the rooftop of the Evelina Hospital and South Wing building, as well as internal…
ApprovedListed building consent25/01048/LB - 20249 Oct
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 20/00688/VOC
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/02893/VOC - 202312 May
Installation of 2 new fuel storage tanks and two 2.8m fire barrier at the North Wing Riverside Car Park plant…
UnresolvedApplication23/01362/FUL - 20233 Mar
Installation of 2 no. packaged air-cooled chillers and an elevated plant deck located between Lambeth Wing…
UnresolvedApplication23/00471/FUL - 202322 Feb
1 x London Plane (T9) - re-pollard, 1 x London Plane tree (T10) - reduce crown by 20%, 2 x London Plane trees…
UnresolvedApplication23/00575/TCA - 202324 Jan
1 x London Plane tree (T1219) - Remove 2 no. low limbs arising to the west back to the parent stem. reduce…
UnresolvedApplication23/00224/TCA - 202229 Nov
Trees 1220/1221/1219/1222. Please refer to works schedule. Pruning to give clearance.
UnresolvedApplication22/04083/TCA
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