London Fire Brigade Workshops 3 Whitgift Street London SE11 6AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00701/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Temporary change of use from former London Fire Brigade vehicle workshop (with other former authorised uses including temporary museum) to sui generis visitor attraction, leisure & entertainment facility Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Jul 2026; it is now day 190. The consultation period closed on 6 Jul 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Albert Embankment conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Modified Direction 1 - CAZ. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Locally significant industrial site
A borough-level industrial site.
Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Lambeth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Southbank House, Grade II, 44 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 61 m away: Old Paradise Gardens, walls of former graveyard, Lambeth High Street; Registered park or garden 229 m away: Lambeth Palace; Inside the Lambeth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SE11 6AT
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Vauxhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LSL Solicitors

Decision outlook

Day 190, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Lambeth are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 190134 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
69decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
4 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

217 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Lambeth ranks #164 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Lambeth is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lambeth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #274 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #164 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #209 of 296
46%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,784
Total decisions
396 refused in the year to March 2026