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Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

Granted Kensington and Chelsea PP/26/01700 Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Temporary installation of a sculpture in the Exhibition Road Courtyard between 20 July 2026 and 24 January 2027.

As published by the council, reference PP/26/01700

Application record

Reference
PP/26/01700
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Received
6 Mar 2026
Decided
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Brompton and Hans Town
Parish
02
Postcode
SW7 2RL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Kensington and Chelsea register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • LB/26/01701 Granted

    Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

    Temporary installation of a sculpture in the Exhibition Road Courtyard between 20 July 2026 and 24 January 2027.

    Decided 3 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • LB/25/06650 Granted

    Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

    Renewed exhibition fit-out and conservation repair of South Asia Galleries (41 and 47B) including relighting, redecoration, removal of intrusive late C20th elements including partitions, floor finish and steel canopy, and replacement of PVC clerestory with traditional metal windows.

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PP/25/06649 Granted

    Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

    Renewed exhibition fit-out and conservation repair of South Asia Galleries (41 and 47B) including relighting, redecoration, removal of intrusive late C20th elements including partitions, floor finish and steel canopy, and replacement of PVC clerestory with traditional metal windows.

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by Kensington and Chelsea

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 3 June 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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