Planning application
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens Exhibition Road London W2 3XA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of art sculpture for a temporary period from 31 August 2026 to 07 March 2027.
As published by the council, reference 26/05608/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05608/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- W2 3XA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04962/NMA Decided
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens Exhibition Road London W2 3XA
Amendments to planning permission dated 3rd March 2025 (24/08940/FULL) for: installation of temporary art sculpture from 24 March 2025 to 09 September 2025; namely, amendment to the description of development and variation of Condition 2 to allow the art installation to remain in place until 21st March 2027.
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26/02169/FULL Awaiting decision
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens Exhibition Road London W2 3XA
Installation of temporary art sculpture from 08 June 2026 to 26 October 2026.
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26/00695/NMA Granted
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens Exhibition Road London W2 3XA
Amendment to planning permission dated 3 March 2025 (RN: 24/08940/FULL) for the installation of temporary art sculpture from 24 March 2025 to 09 September 2025. NAMELY, amendment to the description of development and variation of Condition 2 to allow for the expiration date of the planning permission to be extended to 31 August 2026.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Westminster
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided full applications in a median of 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens Exhibition Road London W2 3XA
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Amendments to planning permission dated 3rd March 2025 (24/08940/FULL) for: installation of temporary art sculpture from 24 March 2025 to 09 September 2025; namely, amendment to the description of development and variation of Condition 2 to allow the art installation to remain in place until 21st March 2027.
Decided Amendments -
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens Exhibition Road London W2 3XA
87% historically approved · decision due ~26 May
Installation of temporary art sculpture from 08 June 2026 to 26 October 2026.
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