Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Approved on 5 September 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Lead re-roofing works including the removal and replacement of the existing roof covering and masonry repairs. Lanterns removed, replaced and decorated. Services and rainwater goods redecorated to match existing. Minor associated works to chimneys. Access platforms and lightning protection system components removed and replaced. Erection of temporary roof for the duration of the contract.
- Received
- 13 July 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Martin Steele Partnership
- ReceivedReceived13 Jul
- ValidatedValidated13 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 Sep
- DecidedDecided5 Sep
Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a roof replacement at Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area. There have been 82 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
93% of heritage applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SW1A 1AA
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 July 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 1 September 2017
- Target decision date
- 7 September 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Martin Steele Partnership
- Agent address
- The Studio Kent House Station Approach Barnmead Road Beckenham BR3 1JD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 August 2017
- Advertisement expiry
- 1 September 2017
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Royal Parks
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Sep
Details of samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage…
PendingListed building consent26/06488/ADLBC - 20263 Sep
Samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of…
ApprovedListed building consent26/06040/ADLBC - 202627 Aug
Internal alterations to extend the Clockmakers Staircase up to second floor level to provide new means of…
PendingListed building consent26/05894/LBC - 202625 Aug
1638 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Reduce the crown height by 3m, with lateral reductions of 3m to…
PendingApplication26/05815/TCA - 202611 Aug
372 Prunus sargentii (Sargent's Cherry) - Remove disease material from crown. 395 Ilex x altaclarensis…
PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA26/05438/TCA - 202611 Aug
1281 Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) - Fell to ground level due to ground level. 1382 Platanus x…
ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA26/05440/TCA - 202611 Aug
68 Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) - Reduce lateral spread of the crown to the west to allow 1.5m…
PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA26/05439/TCA - 202615 Jul
Details of masonry cleaning pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 07 March 2026 (RN…
ApprovedListed building consent26/04738/ADLBC - 202623 Jun
West Wing Group D Basement Corridor additional works associated with reservicing.
ApprovedListed building consent26/04125/LBC - 202619 May
West Wing Ballroom and Lightwell 1 Basement works associated with reservicing
ApprovedListed building consent26/03299/LBC - 202612 May
West Wing Lightwell 1 Safe access system (Linked 26/03134/LBC
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/03133/FULL - 202612 May
West Wing Lightwell 1 Safe access system (Linked 26/03133/FULL
ApprovedListed building consent26/03134/LBC - 20266 May
West Wing additional works associated with reservicing.
ApprovedListed building consent26/02974/LBC - 202617 Apr
1 x Malus tschonoskii (BP4854): removal
ApprovedTrees Dead, Dangerous26/02574/TDD - 20265 Mar
Details of vaulted corridor pursuant to Condition 5(c) of listed building consent dated 2 March 2026…
ApprovedListed building consent26/01419/ADLBC - 202630 Jan
Replacement of existing lighting with new fittings; introduction of new lighting positions to the three…
ApprovedListed building consent25/09274/LBC - 202630 Jan
Replacement of existing lighting with new fittings; introduction of new lighting positions to the three…
ApprovedApplication25/09273/FULL - 202619 Jan
Detail of new switch and socket plates, and new light fittings to decorative spaces (written and photographic…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00290/ADLBC - 202517 Dec
Details of switch and socket plates, radiator grilles, and conservation method statements, pursuant to…
ApprovedListed building consent25/09115/ADLBC - 20253 Dec
Services replacement in the South Wing; temporary safe working access.
ApprovedListed building consent25/08794/LBC
Source: Westminster
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