Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Refurbishment of Gallery 47G (Korea Gallery), including removal and replacement of existing showcases, new lighting scheme and other incidental works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Sept 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Site constraints 8
Show all 15 with distances
- 0 mVictoria and Albert MuseumGrade I
- 82 mCole Wing, Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II*
- 91 mTwo K6 telephone boxes in front of the Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II
- 97 mThe Oratory House (Block Parallel to Brompton Road, Brompton Oratory)Grade II*
- 108 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II
- 108 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Victoria and Albert Museum
- 109 mExhibition Road Sw7 South Kensington Subway
- 116 m69-72, Princes Gate Sw7Grade II
- 128 mCabmen's Shelter in Centre of Road Outside Oratory HouseGrade II
- 132 m20-33, Thurloe Square Sw7Grade II
- 134 m12-16, Thurloe Place Sw7Grade II
- 136 mNatural History Museum, Front Lodge and Gates, Gatepiers and RailingsGrade I
- 139 mMonument to Cardinal NewmanGrade II
- 147 mK2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 147 mThe OratoryGrade II*
Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- SW7 2RL
- Received
- 5 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 26 Sept 2025
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 32 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 84 for listed building consent. Approved, as 95% of listed building consent here are.
Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Sept 2025
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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