8, Albert Embankment, SE1 7SP
Proposal
Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the restoration, conversion and small rear-extension of former Fire Brigade Headquarters building to provide refurbished fire station and headquarters/office accommodation, a change of use of part of the ground floor from fire station (Sui Generis) to events and exhibition space (Class F1), replacement of windows, re-cladding of extension block, together with new public realm, hard and soft landscaping, surface parking, servicing, means of access and plant and equipment. (Please note: The reference number for this application for Full Planning Permission is 25/03222/FUL, but there is also an associated Listed Building Consent application related to these works with reference number: 25/03223/LB)
- Received
- 13 October 2025
- Decided
- 6 October 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
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- ReceivedSubmitted13 Oct
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
Decided in 358 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for a change of use at 8, Albert Embankment, SE1 7SP. Lambeth has handled 120 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 358 days, 41 weeks longer than Lambeth's median. The site is in the Albert Embankment conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across WATERL. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202513 Oct
Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the restoration, conversion and small…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/03222/FUL - 202513 Oct
Application for Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the restoration, conversion and small…
ApprovedListed building consentPart of25/03223/LB
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Albert Embankment
- Article 4 direction: Modified Direction 1 - CAZ
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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.
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