The Mall, London, SW1A 1AA

26/07326/LBCListed building consentAwaiting decision

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Proposal

The proposal seeks to reinstate the historic gilding to the six lantern stems of the South, Centre and North Gates within Buckingham Palace’s East Forecourt. The works are limited to the preparation and oil gilding of the foliate leaves, roll mouldings and connecting vertical details of the stems. The proposal arises from discoveries made during the consented restoration of the forecourt railings, piers and gates (25/07846/LBC). Architectural paint research undertaken by Lincoln Conservation in July 2026 confirmed that the first decorative finish to the lantern stems, dating from the 1904 Aston Webb remodelling of the Forecourt, comprised a Bronze Green oil paint with the foliate and roll-moulded details highlighted in gilding. The proposed works will therefore reinstate a documented historic finish rather than introduce a conjectural or new decorative treatment.

Submitted: 26 October 2026
Council: City of Westminster

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About this application

This is a listed building consent application at The Mall, London, SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 675 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: SW1A 1AA
Application type: Listed building consent

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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+1 more
Listed building: Grade I: Buckingham PalaceOn this site · +15 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Registered park and garden: Buckingham PalacePart of the site · +2 more
Brownfield land register: 4 - 5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JPRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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.

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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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