Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD

1. 16 Jan 2026

   Received by Kensington and Chelsea

2. 30 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Given

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 30 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Science Museum, Queensgate Entrance, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD

  NOT/23/02407 Submitted 14 Apr 2023 0m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

  Replacement of antennas and ancillary items. The replacement antennas will be in the same locations as existing and will be in a more slimline arrangement, and the replacement ancillary items will be in the same locations as existing thereby minimising the visual impact so far as practicable

  Awaiting decision Telecoms 4 docs

• Entrance to South Kensington Station, located between The Science Museum and the Dyson Building of Design Engineering (Imperial College), Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD.

  LB/22/07522 Submitted 7 Dec 2022 0m away

  Installation of archway to Science Museum underground entrance opposite to Hyde Park Chapel and 69 Exhibition Road.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs

• Entrance to South Kensington Station, located between The Science Museum and the Dyson Building of Design Engineering (Imperial College), Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD

  PP/22/06014 Submitted 4 Oct 2022 0m away

  Installation of archway to Science Museum underground entrance opposite to Hyde Park Chapel and 69 Exhibition Road.

  Refused Full applications 24 docs

• Imperial College, Imperial College Road, London

  ARB/25/06587 Submitted 7 Nov 2025 29m away

  Prune 2 x Platanus x hispanica (London Plane)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Open Space At Rear Of Montrose Court London SW7 2QH

  25/05918/TPO Submitted 20 Aug 2025 80m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  T218 - Platanus x hispanica (London Plane): L00 - Lift low canopy, specified extent - to approximately 12 metres above ground level to achieve a clearance of at least 4 metres from the property?s gable roof. No lifting of canopy proposed in other areas of canopy. T219 - Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum (Myrobalan)): L00 - Lift low canopy, specified extent - Crown lift to achieve approximately 5 metres clearance above the garden, and a reduction of lateral growth by up to 0.5 metres on the side of the property to mitigate further encroachment toward the building. RVL - Remove faulted limb(s) - within the lower canopy that were previously poorly pruned from the resident's side. These will be cut back appropriately toward the main stem. This work will improve visual amenity when viewed from the residence and rectify past poor pruning practices that have contributed to the current form.

  Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs

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

  LB/25/05601 Submitted 12 Sep 2025 85m 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

• PA/26/00835 Granted

  2-3 Ledbury Mews West, London, W11 2AE

  Prior approval notification for a change of use of the ground and first floor from Use Class E (office unit) to Use Class C3 (residential) comprising a single dwelling

  20 Feb 2026 Prior approval
• PA/26/00391 Granted

  145 Dovehouse Street, London, SW3 6LB

  Change of use of first and second floors to create 2 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Class MA of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended).

  19 Mar 2026 Prior approval
• PA/25/06641 Granted

  11 Royal Crescent Mews, London, W11 4SY

  Change of use of the ground & first floor from Use Class E (commercial) to Use Class C3 (dwellinghouses) comprising 1no self-contained residential unit; and provision of bin storage at front ground floor

  7 Nov 2025 Prior approval
• PA/26/00769 Granted

  25 Ives Street, London, W3 2ND

  Prior Approval for the conversion of existing first- and second-floor office space (Use Class E(g)(i)) to create 4no. two-bedroom flats, together with internal layout changes and internal cycle storage.

  8 Jan 2026 Prior approval
• PA/26/00390 Granted

  60 Pembroke Road, London, W8 6NX

  Change of Use of existing Use Class E floorspace at first, second and third floors to 2no, Use Class C3 residential dwellings as part of mixed use building with retained commercial business and service use (Use Class E) at ground floor.

  9 Mar 2026 Prior approval