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20 Albert Square London Lambeth SW8 1BS

26/01736/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 16 September 2026

Council decision: Grant Permission

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal and external alterations comprising repair, restoration, reconfiguration and partial demolition works including replacement of windows and doors and associated works (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01737/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01736/FUL)

Received
15 June 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 6 November 2026
Ward
Oval
Agent
Firstplan Ltd
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 93 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 20 Albert Square London Lambeth SW8 1BS. Lambeth has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Square conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Oval. We hold 1,525 applications in total for the SW8 postcode area.

70% of full 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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Application details

Postcode
SW8 1BS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Target decision date
15 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Firstplan Ltd
Agent address
Firstplan Ltd Broadwall House 21 Broadwall London SE1 9PL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
44
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Albert Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 15-23, Albert Square Sw8On this site
  • Article 4 direction: Albert Square
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 16Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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
    15 Jun

    Internal and external alterations comprising repair, restoration, reconfiguration and partial demolition…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/01736/FUL
  2. 2026
    15 Jun

    Internal and external alterations comprising repair, restoration, reconfiguration and partial demolition…

    ApprovedListed building consentPart of26/01737/LB

Source: Lambeth

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