Skip to content

Queen Elizabeth Hall And Purcell Room South Bank London SE1 8XX

26/00826/FULApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 18 May 2026

5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Temporary pop up bar and food outlet until 10 January 2027 at land in front of Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room with ancillary storage within part of the existing plant/storage room at The Queen Elizabeth Hall. (Please note: The reference number for this application for Full Planning Permission is 26/00826/FUL, but there is also an associated Listed Building Consent application related to these works with reference number: 26/01061/LB)

Submitted
23 March 2026
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Queen Elizabeth Hall And Purcell Room South Bank London SE1 8XX. Lambeth has handled 15,936 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,756 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SE1 8XX

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Mar

    Temporary pop up bar and food outlet until 10 January 2027 at land in front of Queen Elizabeth Hall and…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/00826/FUL
  2. 2026
    23 Mar

    Temporary pop up bar and food outlet for a further 12 months at land in front of Queen Elizabeth Hall and…

    WithdrawnListed building consentPart of26/01061/LB

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    12 Oct

    Retention of existing advertisements and artwork associated with the temporary Wahaca restaurant and food…

    PendingAdvertisement consent26/02971/ADV
  2. 2026
    12 Oct

    Retention of existing temporary Wahaca restaurant and food truck including associated seating area, container…

    PendingAdvertisement consent26/02970/FUL
  3. 2026
    13 Mar

    Display of printed artwork on 3mm deep aluminium composite hoardings of a range of sizes, in connection with…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00828/ADV
  4. 2025
    29 Sep

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

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/03045/ADV
  5. 2025
    28 Feb

    Temporary pop-up bar for 12 months, located on the land in front of Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room…

    ApprovedFull planning permission25/00658/FUL
  6. 2023
    2 Jun

    Display of 1 x internally illuminated static fascia sign.

    UnresolvedAdvertisement consent23/01992/ADV

Source: Lambeth

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SE1

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report