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Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

Granted Kensington and Chelsea CA/25/05258 Advertisement consent

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.

  • ARB/26/00967 Granted

    Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

    Prune (as specified)

    Decided 1 Jul 2026
  • 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

    Decided 28 May 2026 Full applications
  • 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

    Decided 29 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Decided 7 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Decided 2 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by Kensington and Chelsea

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

  3. 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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What 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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  • Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

    LB/25/05601 Submitted 12 Sep 2025 0m away

    Installation of setwork furniture fixings and minor openings to provide power and data supply for the Fixing Our Broken Planet Gallery and associated works

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  • Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

    LB/25/05278 Submitted 1 Sep 2025 0m away

    Installation of wayfinding signage and external marketing panels at the Natural History Museum

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 45 docs
  • Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

    LB/26/00734 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 2m away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  • Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

    CON/20/04430 Submitted 6 Aug 2020 2m away

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    Granted Conditions 7 docs
  • Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

    LB/26/01025 Submitted 27 Feb 2026 2m away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 60 docs
  • Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

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