Planning application
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of marketing panels at the East Entrance
As published by the council, reference CA/25/05258
Application record
- Reference
- CA/25/05258
- Type
- Advertisement consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
- Parish
- 02
- Postcode
- SW7 5BD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Kensington and Chelsea register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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ARB/26/00967 Granted
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Prune (as specified)
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PP/26/01759 Granted
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Installion of new railing at east vehicular ramp within the grounds of the NHM
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LB/25/06757 Granted
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
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
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LB/25/05601 Granted
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Installation of setwork furniture fixings and minor openings to provide power and data supply for the Fixing Our Broken Planet Gallery and associated works
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LB/25/05278 Granted
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Installation of wayfinding signage and external marketing panels at the Natural History Museum
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 30 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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