Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA

25/04171/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 13 August 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Existing basement door opening for WC refurbishment works.

Received: 18 June 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's
Agent: Donald Insall Associates

ReceivedReceived18 Jun
ValidatedValidated18 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Aug
DecidedDecided13 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. 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: 18 June 2025
Consultation expiry: 23 July 2025
Target decision date: 13 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Donald Insall Associates
Architect profile: DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address: 12 Devonshire Street London W1G 7AB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 July 2025
Advertisement expiry: 23 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14110999
Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Royal Parks
Listed building: Grade I: Buckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers With Lamps Fronting Buckingham Ga…On this site · +4 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Registered park and garden: Buckingham Palace+2 more
Brownfield land register: 4 - 5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JPRegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

2025
24 Jun
Services replacement in the North Wing and operational improvements; internal layout changes.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/04304/LBC
2025
18 Jun
Existing basement door opening for WC refurbishment works.
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/04171/LBC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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