Planning application
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Roof extension to Gulbenkian building; reinstatement of main entrance with new glazed opening and associated access ramp; new bridge link between Darwin and Frayling buildings; extension and new external link stair to Frayling building; refurbishment and reinstatement of Darwin glasshouse structure; alterations to entrance on Jay Mews; installation of plant to roof of Darwin building; repair works to building facades and roofs including removal of RAAC and replacement roofs to the Henry Moore Gallery and Stevens building; refurbishment of roof terraces including new edge protection; landscaping works including seating and planters.
As published by the council, reference 25/07148/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07148/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Postcode
- SW7 2EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 19 applications since 2025: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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26/07463/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Detailed elevations and sections at an appropriate scale and materials of the Henry Moore extension, detailed drawings and materials (photos) of the roof top plant enclosures to the Darwin Building and detailed drawings of the new window to ground floor East elevation of Gulbenkian Building; elevations, sections (scale 1:10) and materials pursuant to condition 4 (D), 5 and 6 of listed building dated 16th September 2026 (RN: 25/07148/LBC) (Linked to 26/07343/ADFULL)
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26/07343/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Detailed elevations and sections at an appropriate scale and materials of the Henry Moore extension, detailed drawings and materials (photos) of the roof top plant enclosures to the Darwin Building and detailed drawings of the new window to ground floor East elevation of Gulbenkian Building; elevations, sections (scale 1:10) and materials pursuant to condition 22 (D), 23 and 24 of planning permission dated 16th September 2026 (RN:25/07147/FULL) (Linked to 26/07463/ADLBC)
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26/07341/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Details of samples (to be viewed on site) of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 21 of planning permission dated 16th September 2026 (RN:25/07147/FULL) (Linked to 26/07405/ADLBC)
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26/07405/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Details of samples (to be viewed on site) of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 3 of listed building dated 16th September 2026 (RN:25/07148/LBC) (Linked to 26/07341/ADFULL)
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26/07327/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Detailed drawings and materials of the New staircase within Henry Moore Building pursuant to Condition 7 (C) of listed building dated 16th September 2026 (RN:25/07148/LBC)
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26/06349/ADFULL Decided
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Details of biodiversity enhancement features prior to first use of the Gulbenkian extension pursuant to Condition 19 of planning permission dated 16 September 2026 (25/07147/FULL).
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26/06347/ADFULL Decided
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Details of a servicing managment plan prior to first use of the Gulbenkian extension and cafe pursuant to Condition 8 of planning permission dated 16 September 2026 (25/07147/FULL).
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26/06348/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Details of an arborcultural method statement explaining the measures taken to protect the trees on and close to the site pursuant to condition 16 of planning permission dated 16 September 2026 (RN: 25/07147/FULL).
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26/05534/LBC Decided
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Erection of temporary scaffolding, including loading gantry, protection fan, emergency stair, and hoist, to facilitate the RCA Together works at the RCA South Kensington Campus, and associated making good.
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26/00674/CLLB Granted
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Series of investigative works to the Henry Moore Gallery, and the demolition of a wall in the Darwin building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/07405/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Details of samples (to be viewed on site) of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 3 of listed building dated 16th September 2026 (RN:25/07148/LBC) (Linked to 26/07341/ADFULL)
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26/07463/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Detailed elevations and sections at an appropriate scale and materials of the Henry Moore extension, detailed drawings and materials (photos) of the roof top plant enclosures to the Darwin Building and detailed drawings of the new window to ground floor East elevation of Gulbenkian Building; elevations, sections (scale 1:10) and materials pursuant to condition 4 (D), 5 and 6 of listed building dated 16th September 2026 (RN: 25/07148/LBC) (Linked to 26/07343/ADFULL)
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26/07327/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Detailed drawings and materials of the New staircase within Henry Moore Building pursuant to Condition 7 (C) of listed building dated 16th September 2026 (RN:25/07148/LBC)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
162 documents on file for this application
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