Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Proposal
Installation of marketing panels at the East Entrance
- Received
- 1 September 2025
- Decided
- 30 October 2025 · Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
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- ReceivedSubmitted1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation26 Sep
- TargetTarget Date27 Oct
- DecidedDecided30 Oct
Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)
This is an advertising consent application at Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD. Kensington has handled 388 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 59 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Brompton and Hans Town. We hold 1,249 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 20253 Sep
Installation of wayfinding signage and external marketing panels at the Natural History Museum
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideLB/25/05278 - 20251 Sep
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This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consentCA/25/05258
Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Sep
Exhibition fit-out of Gallery 33 to create a new permanent Children's Gallery at the Natural History Museum
PendingApplicationLB/26/04814 - 202617 Mar
Prune (as specified)
ApprovedPruneARB/26/00967 - 202517 Nov
Temporary removal of a bay of railings on the east boundary of the NHM adjacent to the Palaeontology Building…
ApprovedListed building consentLB/25/06757 - 202512 Sep
Installation of setwork furniture fixings and minor openings to provide power and data supply for the Fixing…
ApprovedListed building consentLB/25/05601 - 202527 Mar
The council granted permission for a single sided digital screen at this location - CA/15/00727
ApprovedAdvertisement consentCA/25/01660 - 202513 Mar
Details required by condition 4b (Detailed drawings and documents in respect of the following shall be…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/01762 - 20254 Mar
Details required by Condition 3 (submission of details - g) details of any signage including that to be…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/01481 - 20254 Mar
Details required by Conditions 3 (submission of details - g) details of any signage including that to be…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/01450 - 20253 Feb
Fire safety improvement works to selected doors in west and east basement corridors of Waterhouse Building at…
ApprovedListed building consentLB/25/00683 - 202426 Jun
Details required by condition 5 (survey record) of listed building consent 23/02965
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsCON/24/04500 - 202429 Mar
Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/04035
ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/24/02200
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Queen’s Gate
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
- Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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