Planning application
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Series of investigative works to the Henry Moore Gallery, and the demolition of a wall in the Darwin building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00674/CLLB
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00674/CLLB
- Type
- Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- 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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25/08263/ADFULL Granted
Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU
Detailed drawings of the typical louvred panel in context of existing window frames (at scale 1:10) pursuant to Condition 4 part a) of planning permission dated 30 April 2025 (RN: 25/01565/FULL).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Westminster
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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20 Jul 2026
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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