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Albert Embankment

26/00330/FULFull planning & display of advertisementsRefused
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Refused on 30 March 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of the existing BT InLink unit and installation of a new Street Hub unit, including the display of two internally illuminated digital LCD screens.

Submitted
2 February 2026
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Albert Embankment. Lambeth has handled 86 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Albert Embankment conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across VAUXHA.

54% of full planning & display of advertisements 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed Street Hub, due to its siting, scale and footprint, would further narrow the footway and is likely to harm pedestrian comfort and the quality of the streetscape. The larger illuminated advertising screen would also increase driver distraction on the TLRN. The development therefore constitutes unnecessary street clutter that London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ provides no significant public benefit and is contrary to London Plan Policies T2 (Healthy Streets), T4 (part F), and relevant local streetscape guidance.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full planning & display of advertisements

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: Albert Embankment
  • Article 4 direction: Modified Direction 1 - CAZ
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    2 Feb

    Removal of the existing BT InLink unit and installation of a new Street Hub unit, including the display of…

    This applicationRefusedAdvertisement consent26/00330/FUL
  2. 2026
    2 Feb

    Removal of the existing BT InLink unit and installation of a new Street Hub unit, including the display of…

    RefusedAdvertisement consentRelated26/00331/ADV

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