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26/02110/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Display of 2 x internally illuminated signs on level 6 of the Royal Festival Hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 02:24

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Application progress

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Received

20 Jul 2026

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Validated

31 Jul 2026

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Approved

17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Licences at this address

Licence Flat Iron Premises licence · in force since 22 May 2025 Licensed hours: alcohol until 02:00

Inspected 12 Sep 2025
Licence Unit 15 Premises licence · in force since 29 Aug 2024 Licensed hours: alcohol until 02:00
Licence Skylon Premises licence · in force since 3 May 2023 Licensed hours: alcohol until 02:30

Inspected 30 Jan 2025

And 1 more at this address

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 12

Listed building: Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road

The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 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 5 with distances

5 mRoyal Festival HallGrade I
37 mBust of Nelson Mandela, Royal Festival Hall, LondonGrade II
60 mThe Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and associated terraced walkways and stairsGrade II
90 mZemran sculptureGrade II
123 mWaterloo BridgeGrade II*

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, 38 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; Metropolitan Open Land 89 m away.

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.

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Important details

Council: Lambeth
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: SE1 8XX
Received: 20 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Jul 2026
Ward: Waterloo & South Bank
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 Sept 2026
Decision: Grant Permission
Decision date: 17 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: The Planning Lab

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 14 days faster than Lambeth's median of 62 for listed building works. Approved, as 81% of listed building works here are.

This one48d

Council62d

UK56d

36%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

195decided in the last year

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