Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Proposal
Temporary removal of a bay of railings on the east boundary of the NHM adjacent to the Palaeontology Building to facilitate access for urgent roof repair works to the Palaeontology Building
- Received
- 17 November 2025
- Decided
- 29 April 2026 · Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Nov
- ValidatedValidated17 Nov
- Consult.Consultation3 Apr
- TargetTarget Date12 Jan
- DecidedDecided29 Apr
Decided in 163 days (council typically 56)
This is a heritage application at Museum, 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 163 days, 14 weeks longer than Kensington's median. 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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Planning history at this site
7 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 - 202512 Sep
Installation of setwork furniture fixings and minor openings to provide power and data supply for the Fixing…
ApprovedListed building consentLB/25/05601 - 20253 Sep
Installation of wayfinding signage and external marketing panels at the Natural History Museum
PendingListed building consentLB/25/05278 - 20251 Sep
Installation of marketing panels at the East Entrance
ApprovedAdvertisement consentCA/25/05258 - 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
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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