Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU Data via plota.co.uk

25/07148/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved

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. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

3 Oct 2025

✓

Approved

16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 164

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRANT OF CONDITIONAL LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Decision Notice · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 26

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of Community Involvement · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Transport Statement · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 127

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF RCA RESPONSE TO C20TH SOCIETY COMMENTS Background Papers · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Royal College of Art

List entry 1389259 · The pin is inside its outline · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show the other 29 with distances

16 mLamp Standard to North West Side of Royal Albert HallGrade II
33 mLamp Standard to North West of Main Door to Royal Albert HallGrade II
40 mRoyal Albert HallGrade I
45 mRoyal College of OrganistsGrade II
46 mQueen Alexandra's HouseGrade II
54 mLamp Standard on Pavement Outside Entrance to Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
80 m197-200, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
80 mLamp Standard on Pavement to South East of Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
86 m196, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
89 m25, Kensington Gore Sw7Grade II
96 mLamp Standard Outside Imperial College UnionGrade II
101 mLamp Standard to South West of South Door to Royal Albert HallGrade II
112 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Eastern End of Ornamental Screen at Queens GateGrade II
118 mChurch of the Holy TrinityGrade I
120 mAlbert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Grade II
121 mLamp Standard to West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Grade II
124 mStatue of Field Marshal Lord NapierGrade II
124 mStatue of Lord Napier of Magdala in Centre of Roadway at North End Next to Kensington RoadGrade II
124 mStatue of Field Marshal Lord Napier
129 mPrince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial)Grade I
132 mLamp Standard to South East of Entrance to Royal Albert HallGrade II
134 mMemorial of the 1851 ExhibitionGrade II
135 mLamp Standard to North West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Grade II
136 mGates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's GateGrade II*
136 mAlbert CourtGrade II
137 mAlbert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Grade II
141 m1-4 and 4a, Hyde Park Gate Sw7Grade II
146 m1-19, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
149 mBalustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8Grade II

Historic England ↗

Knightsbridge conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Article 4 direction

Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Registered park or garden 31 m away: Kensington Gardens

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1876 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 26 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Westminster
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode: SW7 2EU
Received: 3 Oct 2025
Validated: 3 Oct 2025
Ward: Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Sept 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 16 Sept 2026
Decision level: Complex Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: The Planning Lab

How this decision compares

Decided in 348 days from validation, 291 days slower than Westminster's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.

This one348d

Council57d

UK57d

49%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

2,227decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14344772
Planning Portal ref: PP-14344772
Comments by: 5 Nov 2025
Site or press notice: 15 Oct 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

47 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

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Detailed drawings of the new dry riser inlet including materials pursuant to condition 3…

25/08087/ADLBC 4 Nov 2025

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Detailed drawings of the new dry riser inlet including materials pursuant to condition 4…

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25/06041/ADFULL 17 Sep 2025

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T1 London plane: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points.

25/04072/TCA 23 Jun 2025

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25/01982/CLLB 2 Apr 2025

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Strip out and refurbishment of the Darwin Building including reconfiguration of interior…

25/01566/LBC 7 Mar 2025

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Introduction of aluminium louvres into the top panel of each window on the north and sout…

25/01565/FULL 7 Mar 2025

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21/08629/ADFULL 29 Dec 2021

2021 Approved

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21/05836/LBC 28 Oct 2021

2021 Approved

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21/05835/FULL 28 Oct 2021

2021 Approved

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21/01883/TCA 16 Apr 2021

2017 Approved

1 x London plane (internal fernery courtyard): removal

17/00206/TCA 28 Feb 2017

2016 Approved

2 x London planes (central courtyard): crown reduction by 25 per cent.

16/07588/TCA 16 Aug 2016

2016 Approved

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Westminster

Planning Authority Score

3.5/10

Below average

#221 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils

only 81% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Westminster decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

86%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #201 of 296

81%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #277 of 296

44%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #258 of 296

28%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #46 of 296

83%

Minor dwellings approved

12 decided (1-9 homes)

67%

Major dwellings approved

3 decided (10+ homes)

81%

Change of use approved

133 decided

4,602

Total decisions

648 refused in the year to March 2026

Royal College Of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 164

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 26

Plans & drawings 127

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 6

Site constraints 10

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Public comments

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