Planning application
Oval House Kennington Oval London Lambeth SE11 5SW
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant to condition 31 (soft landscaping plan) of planning permission 18/04183/FUL (Application for Full Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the demolition of the existing Oval House Theatre and the construction of a part five part six storey hotel building (Use Class C1), comprising 95 bedrooms, ancillary bar and restaurant and associated landscaping, servicing, on-site parking and new boundary treatment; and refurbishment of the Grade II listed White House building consisting of the replacement of a modern single storey rear extension, the removal of modern internal partitions, change of use of lower floors of the White House from ancillary theatre office (sui generis) to office (Use Class B1a) and the change of use of the second floor from office (Use Class B1a) to temporary residential accommodation (Sui Generis).) granted on 21.06.2019.
As published by the council, reference 22/04439/DET
Application record
- Reference
- 22/04439/DET
- Type
- Approval of Details
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission
- Received
- 14 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 14 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Oval
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SE11 5SW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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22/03022/ADV Granted
Oval House Kennington Oval London Lambeth SE11 5SW
Display of a non-illuminated hoarding advertisement measuring 2440mm high and 53.68m long, along the existing hoarding frontage on Harleyford Street, for a temporary period ending on 30th November 2023.
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22/02009/DET Granted
Oval House Kennington Oval London Lambeth SE11 5SW
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Basement Method Statement and Flood Risk Assessment), 11(Method of Construction Statement) and 55(Ground Movement Assessment) of planning permission 18/04183/FUL (Application for Full Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the demolition of the existing Oval House Theatre and the construction of a part five part six storey hotel building (Use Class C1), comprising 95 bedrooms, ancillary bar and restaurant and associated landscaping, servicing, on-site parking and new boundary treatment; and refurbishment of the Grade II listed White House building consisting of the replacement of a modern single storey rear extension, the removal of modern internal partitions, change of use of lower floors of the White House from ancillary theatre office (sui generis) to office (Use Class B1a) and the change of use of the second floor from office (Use Class B1a) to temporary residential accommodation (Sui Generis)) granted on 21.06.2019.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Dec 2022
Received by Lambeth
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2 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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15 Sep 2026
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval
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