Policy information sourced from Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035

ED13: Visitor attractions, leisure, arts and cultural uses

In accordance with London Plan policy HC5, the council wishes to promote, safeguard and improve leisure, recreation, arts and cultural facilities in the borough where they meet local and wider needs, especially in the Central Activities Zone, Vauxhall and Waterloo London Plan Opportunity Areas and in town centres.

Visitor attractions and major leisure and cultural activities located in the Central Activities Zone, Vauxhall and Waterloo London Plan Opportunity Areas and Brixton and Streatham major town centres will be supported. Proposals should demonstrate in a visitor management plan how the potential impacts of high volumes of visitors would be managed, including appropriate provision for short term coach parking and, if necessary, long term coach parking on site. Planning obligations will be sought to address any additional public service provision and maintenance, including local transport services, required as a result of the development in accordance with the approach set out in Annex 9. Planning obligations may also be sought for improvements to the public realm, especially on routes to and from public transport nodes.

Change of use or loss of existing visitor attractions, leisure, arts and cultural uses will not be permitted. Redevelopment for mixed use will only be supported where the existing use is re-provided on site, or a replacement facility is provided elsewhere in the locality. In exceptional circumstances, commuted payments may be accepted for replacement leisure, arts or culture uses elsewhere in the borough.

Commercial development related to cultural facilities on the South Bank and in Waterloo will be supported where it is associated with arts and cultural uses or is ancillary and complementary to the arts and cultural uses and where it can be demonstrated that: