Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Approved on 20 May 2026
Proposal
Replacement of existing lighting with new fittings; introduction of new lighting positions to the three pediments and roof bottle balustrade; installation of new internal electrical and control infrastructure; integration of 12 heritage lanterns related to the façade into the lighting scheme. [Linked to 25/09273/FULL]
- Submitted
- 30 January 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedSubmitted30 Jan
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 May
Decided in 110 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 9 weeks 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. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW1A 1AA
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Royal Parks
- Listed building: Grade I: South Screen to Buckingham Palace Forecourt Backing Onto Ambassadors' CourtOn or next to this site · +2 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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, 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
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West Wing Staff Breakfast Room additional works associated with reservicing
PendingListed building consent26/06831/LBC - 20266 Oct
East Wing asset protection works
PendingListed building consent26/06816/LBC - 20265 Oct
The alterations, refurbishment and redecoration of Royal Garden Lodge within the curtilage of Buckingham…
PendingListed building consent26/06469/LBC - 20265 Oct
The alterations, refurbishment and redecoration of Royal Garden Lodge within the curtilage of Buckingham…
PendingAll Other26/06468/FULL - 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
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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
Source: Westminster
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