Southbank Centre Belvedere Road Lambeth SE1 8XX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01777/OBS - Application for obs to adj boroughs Approved
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Erection and installation of a temporary staircase and installations for the Southbank Centre's 75th Anniversary within the Southbank Centre complex Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2026
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Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF OBS. ADJ. BOROUGH - NO COMMENT [PE] Decision Notice · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK-OBSERVATIONS Background Papers · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL Incoming Correspondence · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Listed building: Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road
The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 3 Grade II)
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 the other 6 with distances
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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 2 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Southbank
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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
Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.

Building

Floor area224 m² (2,411 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 91)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Postcode
SE1 8XX
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
No Comment
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lambeth Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 33 days faster than Westminster's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
235decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster 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
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.