The South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4SR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Temporary use of Ranelagh Gardens (and part of The South Grounds) at The Royal Hospital Chelsea for an annual Christmas event and light trail, to include market stalls and tents, light installations, temporary plant and other temporary works ancillary to use. (MAJOR APPLICATION) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Site constraints 10
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- 0 mThe Royal Hospital Main Hospital Buildings Seven Three Storey Connected BlocksGrade I
- 41 mStatue of Charles Ii in Centre of Middle Courtyard in Main Buildings, Royal HospitalGrade I
- 44 mWellhead in North Eastern Courtyard of the Royal HospitalGrade II
- 94 mThe Royal Hospital North East RangeGrade II*
- 99 mGates and Railings to London Gate and Chelsea Gate at the Royal HospitalGrade II
- 107 mLodge to London Gate, Royal HospitalGrade II
- 108 mPair of Gatepiers to South East of Main Buildings, Royal Hospital
- 111 mPair of Gatepiers to South East of Main Buildings, Royal HospitalGrade II
- 113 mRailings to South of Burton's Court, Royal HospitalGrade II
- 122 mGates and Railings to London Gate and Chelsea Gate at the Royal Hospital
- 124 mWellhead in South Western Courtyard of the Royal HospitalGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SW3 4SR
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Royal Hospital
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 9 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 81 days from validation, about the council's usual 80 days. Approved, as 87% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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