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26/00655/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of temporary structures and signage for the Between the Bridges 2026 event. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Committee
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Lambeth Planning Applications Committee on 28 Apr 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary event would support cultural uses without harming heritage assets, residential amenity or the Metropolitan Open Land.
  • Two objections were received, including concerns that the recurring event had become almost permanent and could delay future open-space works.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant conditional planning permission and advertisement consent, with authority delegated to finalise conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Lambeth's committee minutes of 28 Apr 2026.

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
South Bank 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.
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 ↗
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 183 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
SW1A 2HR
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 83% of commercial and major works here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
55decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Lambeth in the last twelve months, from validation. Lambeth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Apr 2026
Committee
28 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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