Royal National Theatre South Bank London Lambeth SE1 9PX

26/00891/ADVAdvertisement ConsentPermitted

Proposal

Temporary erection for a period from 1st April 2026 through to 25th September 2026 for the erection (including installation and de-installation) of a series of tables and seating, food and drink kiosks, a digital exterior screen, trader vehicles, branded hoardings, branded and non-branded windbreaks, festoon lighting, a dedicated lawn area, a storage container, a back-of-house storage area and additional planters at an area extending the forecourts that front the Royal National Theatre and Queen's Walk, an area of the Royal National Theatre's Weston Terrace and an area along Theatre Avenue. (Please note: The reference number for this Advertisement Consent application is 26/00891/ADV but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/00890/FUL)

Received: 20 March 2026
Decided: 14 May 2026
Council: London Borough of Lambeth
Ward: Waterloo & South Bank

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted20 Mar
ValidatedValidated20 Mar
Consult.Consultation18 Apr
TargetTarget Date15 May
DecidedDecided14 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lambeth63% of advertising applications approved

This is an advertising consent application at Royal National Theatre South Bank London Lambeth SE1 9PX. Lambeth has handled 80 applications of this type and approves 65% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days quicker than Lambeth's median. The site is in the South Bank conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Waterloo & South Bank. We hold 2,143 applications in total for the SE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

26/00891/ADV

Address

Royal National Theatre South Bank London Lambeth SE1 9PX

Postcode

SE1 9PX

Local Authority

Lambeth

Application Type

Advertisement Consent

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Awaiting decision

Ward

Waterloo & South Bank

Applicant & Agent

Agent

Quod

Architect ProfileQUOD LIMITED

Agent Address

Quod 21 Soho Square Soho London W1D 3QP United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

20 March 2026

Consultation Expiry

1 May 2026

Target Decision Date

15 May 2026

Date Decided

14 May 2026

Date Validated

20 March 2026

Date Submitted

20 March 2026

Consultation End

18 April 2026

Neighbour Consultation End

18 April 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry

1 May 2026

Site Notice End

1 May 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

51.506866, -0.114060

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lambeth

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Associated applications

2026
20 Mar
Temporary erection for a period from 1st April 2026 through to 25th September 2026 for the erection…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentPart of26/00890/FUL
2026
20 Mar
Temporary erection for a period from 1st April 2026 through to 25th September 2026 for the erection…
This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00891/ADV

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

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
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.

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