Planning application
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Restoration of perimeter railings, gates, lanterns, and bollards to Forecourt and Ambassador's Court, including a change of base colour from existing black to dark green, and stone cleaning.
As published by the council, reference 25/07846/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07846/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW1A 1AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 51 applications since 2025: 18 approved, 0 refused.
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26/07326/LBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Reinstatement of historic gilding to six lantern stems at the South, Centre and North Gates of Buckingham Palace's East Forecourt.
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26/06858/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Details of new doors and samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of house' areas; pursuant to condition 5 (a, b) of listed building consent dated 2nd March 2026 (25/05215/LBC)
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26/06858/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Details of new doors and samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of house' areas; pursuant to condition 5 (a, b) of listed building consent dated 2nd March 2026 (25/05215/LBC)
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26/06831/LBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
West Wing Staff Breakfast Room additional works associated with reservicing
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26/06816/LBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
East Wing asset protection works
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26/06488/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Details of samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of house' areas pursuant to Condition 5 (B)of Listed Building Consent dated 02 March 2026 (RN25/05574/LBC)
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26/06468/FULL Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
The alterations, refurbishment and redecoration of Royal Garden Lodge within the curtilage of Buckingham Palace and Buckingham Palace Gardens. (Linked to 26/06469/LBC)
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26/06469/LBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
The alterations, refurbishment and redecoration of Royal Garden Lodge within the curtilage of Buckingham Palace and Buckingham Palace Gardens. (Linked to 26/06468/FULL)
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26/06040/ADLBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of house' areas; pursuant to condition 5(b) of Listed Building Consent dated 2nd March 2026 (25/07714/LBC)
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26/05894/LBC Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Internal alterations to extend the Clockmakers Staircase up to second floor level to provide new means of escape, fire upgrade and general refurbishment and redecorations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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12 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/04738/ADLBC Decided
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Details of masonry cleaning pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 09 March 2026 (RN: 25/07846/LBC)
Who's behind it
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Donald Insall Associates Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1981 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westminster granted permission on 9 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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