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The Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX

26/00759/FULPermitted

Proposal

Application for Full Planning Permission for the erection of temporary staircase on the Royal Festival Hall riverside terrace down to Queen's Walk, in connection with the Southbank Centre's 75th Anniversary.

Received
10 March 2026
Decided
5 May 2026
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 56 days

This is a planning application at The Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 7,127 applications of this type and approves 82% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00759/FUL
Address
The Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX
Postcode
SE1 8XX
Local Authority
Lambeth
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Architect ProfileTHE PLANNING LAB LIMITED

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
5 May 2026
Date Validated
10 March 2026
Date Submitted
10 March 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.505867, -0.116162
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lambeth

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Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    17 Aug

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 18 (schedule of the proposed structures and associated equipment)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02364/DET
  2. 2026
    20 Jul

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (Details of power supply cable routes and fixings) of Listed…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02103/DET
  3. 2026
    19 May

    Temporary opening in the existing floor slab of the Hayward Gallery to facilitate the installation and…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/01511/LB
  4. 2026
    31 Mar

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission ref: 24/01894/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01029/NMC
  5. 2026
    18 Mar

    Erection and installation of a temporary staircase and installations for the Southbank Centre's 75th…

    PendingApplication for obs to adj boroughs26/01777/OBS
  6. 2025
    28 Nov

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 16 (Sustainability Report) of planning permission ref; 24/01894/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/03702/DET

Planning 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
  • 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.

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