Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Proposal
Installation of glazed downstands on principal, second and fourth floors of Earth Galleries Atrium and installation of high-level smoke louvre of existing partition of first floor of Earth Galleries.
- Received
- 30 October 2024
- Decided
- 20 December 2024 · Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
- ReceivedSubmitted30 Oct
- ValidatedValidated30 Oct
- Consult.Consultation29 Nov
- TargetTarget Date25 Dec
- DecidedDecided20 Dec
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
This is a heritage application at Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 11 days quicker than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 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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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Oct
Details required by Condition 3d (submission of details-alterations and repairs to the doors) of listed…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/26/05452 - 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 - 202521 Feb
Change of materials of maintenance strips at main facade of Waterhouse Building
ApprovedFull planning permissionPP/25/00933 - 202512 Feb
Disabled access upgrading works to the North-East Tower Building at the Natural History Museum
ApprovedFull planning permissionPP/25/00915 - 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 at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Queen’s Gate
- Listed building: Natural History MuseumOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
- Tree Preservation Order
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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