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South Bank, SE1 8XX

25/01962/VOCRemoval/Variation of a conditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 1 August 2025

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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 24/00949/LB (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) granted on 20.05.2024. Variation sought: Change to approved drawings to allow the installation of perches to the Level 6 Foyers adjacent to stair 42 and 49.

Submitted
16 June 2025
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Aug

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at South Bank, SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 43 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across WATERL. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

78% of removal/variation of a condition 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
Removal/Variation of a condition

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    28 Oct

    Application for the replacement and upgrading of external glazing systems, roof and parapet refurbishment…

    PendingListed building consent26/03170/FUL
  2. 2026
    28 Oct

    Application for the replacement and upgrading of external glazing systems, roof and parapet refurbishment…

    PendingListed building consent26/03171/LB
  3. 2026
    31 Jul

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

    ApprovedListed building consent26/02110/LB
  4. 2026
    30 Apr

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

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01372/DET
  5. 2025
    23 Dec

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

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/04001/FUL
  6. 2025
    29 Sep

    Temporary display of internally illuminated fascia sign to grill door and wayfinding vinyl signage to floor…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/03045/ADV

Source: Lambeth

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