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 wayfinding signage and external marketing panels at the Natural History Museum
As published by the council, reference LB/25/05278
Application record
- Reference
- LB/25/05278
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- 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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CA/25/05258 Granted
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Installation of marketing panels at the East Entrance
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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2 Apr 2026
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
45 documents on file for this application
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Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 2 April 2026, 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.
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Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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