The South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, LONDON, SW3 4SR

PP/25/04784All OtherPermitted

Proposal

Temporary use of Ranelagh Gardens (and part of The South Grounds) at The Royal Hospital Chelsea for an annual Christmas event and light trail, to include market stalls and tents, light installations, temporary plant and other temporary works ancillary to use; as well as 20no non-illuminated advertisement banners associated with the proposed event, to be erected on the railings surrounding The Royal Hospital Chelsea (Major application)

Received: 4 August 2025
Decided: 31 October 2025
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted4 Aug
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided31 Oct

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Kensington94% of all other applications approved

This is a planning application for signage at The South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, LONDON, SW3 4SR. Kensington has handled 304 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Royal Hospital. We hold 1,475 applications in total for the SW3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

PP/25/04784

Address

The South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, LONDON, SW3 4SR

Postcode

SW3 4SR

Local Authority

Kensington

Application Type

All Other

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

31 October 2025

Date Submitted

4 August 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.487400, -0.157337

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Associated applications

2025
4 Aug
Temporary use of Ranelagh Gardens (and part of The South Grounds) at The Royal Hospital Chelsea for an annual…
ApprovedAll OtherFiled alongsideCA/25/04785
2025
4 Aug
Temporary use of Ranelagh Gardens (and part of The South Grounds) at The Royal Hospital Chelsea for an annual…
This applicationApprovedAll OtherPP/25/04784

Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Royal Hospital
Listed building: The Royal Hospital Main Hospital Buildings Seven Three Storey Connected BlocksOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
Tree Preservation Order
Registered park and garden: ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA and RANELAGH GARDENS
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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