St James's Palace Marlborough Road London SW1A 1BG
Approved on 12 February 2026
Proposal
Internal refurbishment, including repainting, installation of new seating, roller blinds and sockets, and removal of bulkhead above the servery.
- Received
- 14 October 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Heritage Potential Ltd.
- ReceivedReceived14 Oct
- ValidatedValidated14 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Dec
- DecidedDecided12 Feb
Decided in 121 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at St James's Palace Marlborough Road London SW1A 1BG. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 121 days, 10 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 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 1BG
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 19 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Heritage Potential Ltd.
- Agent address
- Magdalen House 148 Tooley Street London SE1 2TU United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 29 October 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 November 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- Listed building: Clarence House Stable Yard Road London SW1A 1BAOn this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
15 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202516 Jul
Replacement roof access hatch.
ApprovedListed building consent25/04906/LBC - 202526 Mar
Conversion and/or refurbishment of gas lanterns and refurbishment of electric lanterns at St James's Palace.
ApprovedListed building consent25/02046/LBC - 202528 Jan
Replacement of lead roof covering, repairs to bell frame and clock, and associated works.
ApprovedListed building consent25/00565/LBC - 202528 Jan
Replacement of lead roof covering.
ApprovedListed building consent25/00564/FULL - 202520 Jan
Installation of seven electric vehicle charging point bollards in four different locations around St James's…
ApprovedFull planning permission24/08930/FULL - 20178 Nov
Repair and replacement of rooftop fire escape stairs and walkways, to include new emergency lighting and fire…
ApprovedListed building consent17/09963/LBC - 20178 Nov
Repair and replacement of rooftop fire escape stairs and walkways, to include new emergency lighting and fire…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission17/09962/FULL - 201620 Jan
Widening of opening to existing toilet to create a disabled compliant toilet on the first floor of the…
WithdrawnListed building consent16/00468/LBC - 200712 Feb
Installation of painted timber trespass warning signs on walls, gates and railings around the external…
ApprovedListed building consent07/01367/LBC - 200525 Apr
Refurbishment of stable yard house including installation of air conditioning units.
RefusedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)05/03179/1884 - 200528 Jan
Security works.
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)05/00664/1884 - 200420 Sep
Retention of partition within Apt 32, rm 943 and removal of partition within room 1058 pursuant to Condition…
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)04/07438/1884 - 200413 Sep
Internal alterations to facilitate electrical rewiring of ministry of defence guard room/officers mess.
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)04/07223/1884 - 200222 Oct
Alterations to roof access, including installation of handrails and ladders and modifications to walkways.
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)02/08171/1884 - 200218 Jul
Upgrading of horizontal fire compartmentation in connection with alterations to services.
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)02/05442/1884
Source: Westminster
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