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54 Kennington Road London Lambeth SE1 7BJ

Granted Lambeth 25/02576/LDCE Certificate of Lawful Use existing

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application of a Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) with respect to the demolition works carried out in relation to 24/03414/VOC.

As published by the council, reference 25/02576/LDCE

Application record

Reference
25/02576/LDCE
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Permission
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SE1 7BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lambeth register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00681/DET Awaiting decision

    54 Kennington Road London Lambeth SE1 7BJ

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 Part A (Remediation Strategy ) for planning permission 24/03414/VOC (Variation of Conditions 2 and 36 (approved drawings and car parking) of planning permission 21/02475/FUL (Partial demolition of existing hotel building and construction of an interconnected 14 storey building (plus basement) as well as part one, six and seven storey rear extensions, and single storey roof extension to existing building, to provide hotel accommodation (with ancillary restaurant, bar, café, gym and meeting space), and other associated works) granted 28.10.2022. Amendments sought: - Introduction of limited sized second basement for plant rooms and equipment; - Adjustments to corner entrance on Kennington Road / Lambeth Road; - Increase in size of courtyard entrance; - Introduction of two new dry riser inlets for fire safety reasons; - Introduction of new glazed balconies for twelfth floor guestrooms; - Alterations to rooftop plant, resulting in an increased overall height of the building of 500mm; - Removal of 2no. on-site Blue Badge car parking bays with off-site provision proposed in its place; - Corrections to approved plans to reflect the previously approved elevations; - Revisions to approved window pods in rear extension.) dated 27/5/2025.

    Submitted 4 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 2 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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What this grant of permission means

Lambeth granted permission on 2 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • 54 Kennington Road London SE1 7BJ

    26/00228/DET Submitted 26 Jan 2026 4m away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 16 (unexploded ordnance) for planning permission 24/03414/VOC (Variation of Conditions 2 and 36 (approved drawings and car parking) of planning permission 21/02475/FUL (Partial demolition of existing hotel building and construction of an interconnected 14 storey building (plus basement) as well as part one, six and seven storey rear extensions, and single storey roof extension to existing building, to provide hotel accommodation (with ancillary restaurant, bar, café, gym and meeting space), and other associated works granted on 28.10.2022 as amended by 25/00569/NMC granted on 02.04.2025.) granted on 27.05.2025.

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 3 docs
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  • 54 Kennington Road London SE1 7BJ

    26/00390/DET Submitted 6 Feb 2026 7m away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 17 (surface water drainage system) of Planning Permission Ref: 21/02475/FUL (Partial demolition of existing hotel building and construction of an interconnected 14 storey building (plus basement) as well as part one, six and seven storey rear extensions, and single storey roof extension to existing building, to provide hotel accommodation (with ancillary restaurant, bar, café, gym and meeting space), and other associated works.) granted on 28.10.2022

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 5 docs
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  • 54 Kennington Road London SE1 7BJ

    26/00876/DET Submitted 18 Mar 2026 10m away

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 41 Part A (Secured by Design) of planning permission ref: 21/02475/FUL (Partial demolition of existing hotel building and construction of an interconnected 14 storey building (plus basement) as well as part one, six and seven storey rear extensions, and single storey roof extension to existing building, to provide hotel accommodation (with ancillary restaurant, bar, café, gym and meeting space), and other associated works.), granted on 28.10.2022.

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 4 docs
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  • 54 Kennington Road London Lambeth SE1 7BJ

    26/00681/DET Submitted 4 Mar 2026 31m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Apr

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 Part A (Remediation Strategy ) for planning permission 24/03414/VOC (Variation of Conditions 2 and 36 (approved drawings and car parking) of planning permission 21/02475/FUL (Partial demolition of existing hotel building and construction of an interconnected 14 storey building (plus basement) as well as part one, six and seven storey rear extensions, and single storey roof extension to existing building, to provide hotel accommodation (with ancillary restaurant, bar, café, gym and meeting space), and other associated works) granted 28.10.2022. Amendments sought: - Introduction of limited sized second basement for plant rooms and equipment; - Adjustments to corner entrance on Kennington Road / Lambeth Road; - Increase in size of courtyard entrance; - Introduction of two new dry riser inlets for fire safety reasons; - Introduction of new glazed balconies for twelfth floor guestrooms; - Alterations to rooftop plant, resulting in an increased overall height of the building of 500mm; - Removal of 2no. on-site Blue Badge car parking bays with off-site provision proposed in its place; - Corrections to approved plans to reflect the previously approved elevations; - Revisions to approved window pods in rear extension.) dated 27/5/2025.

    Awaiting decision Conditions Extension Demolition +1
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  • 54 Kennington Road London SE1 7BJ

    26/00207/DET Submitted 23 Jan 2026 31m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~20 Mar

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 26 (written scheme of investigation) of Planning Permission Ref: 21/02475/FUL (Partial demolition of existing hotel building and construction of an interconnected 14 storey building (plus basement) as well as part one, six and seven storey rear extensions, and single storey roof extension to existing building, to provide hotel accommodation (with ancillary restaurant, bar, café, gym and meeting space), and other associated works.) Granted 28.10.2022

    Awaiting decision Conditions Extension Demolition 2 docs
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    16/01059/VOC Submitted 19 Feb 2016 55m away

    Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 15/06766/FUL (Installation of ventilation extract/duct) Granted on 01.02.2016

    Withdrawn Amendments 2 docs

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    12 Feb 2026 Lawful development
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