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26/06469/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
Pending
Proposal
The alterations, refurbishment and redecoration of Royal Garden Lodge within the curtilage of Buckingham Palace and Buckingham Palace Gardens. (Linked to 26/06468/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Validated
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent listed building works.
Documents 4
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 3
Site constraints 13
Grade I listed: Buckingham Palace
List entry 1239087 · The pin is inside its outline · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 12 with distances
- 35 mSouth Screen to Buckingham Palace Forecourt Backing Onto Ambassadors' CourtGrade I
- 62 mBuckingham Palace Forecourt Gate Piers, Gates, Railings and LampsGrade I
- 82 m7 Lamp Standards on Approach to Victoria Memorial From Buckingham GateGrade II
- 94 mBuckingham Gate Lodge,gate Piers,gates and RailingsGrade II*
- 95 mBuckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers With Lamps Fronting Buckingham Gate and As Entrance to Ambassadors' CourtGrade I
- 113 mDuchy of Cornwall OfficeGrade II
- 114 mQueen Victoria MemorialGrade I
- 116 m7-9, Buckingham Gate Sw1Grade II
- 117 mNorth Screen to Buckingham Palace Forecourt With Gateway to GardensGrade I
- 129 m4-6, Buckingham Gate Sw1Grade II
- 139 m13-15, Buckingham Gate Sw1Grade II
- 146 m3 Lamp Standards on Approach to Victoria Memorial From Birdcage WalkGrade II
Registered park or garden: Buckingham Palace
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Royal Parks conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Protected view corridor: 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.1
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
National infrastructure project 831 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 831 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 474 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Postcode
- SW1A 1AA
- Received
- 21 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Purcell Architecture Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 4 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides listed building works by day 55.
Day 452 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
1,558decided in the last year
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- CONFIDENTIAL
- Comments by
- 4 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
2660 Reduce the crown height by 2m and lateral spread by 2.5m to the north, south, and we…
2025
2660 Reduce the crown height by 2m and lateral spread by 2.5m to the north, south, and we…
2025
West Wing Group B North works associated with Reservicing
2025
Renew the asphalt roof covering, modify the roof falls, open two small channels in the no…
2025
Installation of a feeder pillar in the basement to support the approved electric vehicle…
2025
Restoration of perimeter railings, gates, lanterns, and bollards to Forecourt and Ambassa…
2025
Approved
New silk wall coverings and integrated lighting for Picture Gallery and Silk Tapestry Roo…
2025
North Wing asset protection works.
2025
Internal alterations including repainting, new seating, new suspended ceiling with lighti…
2025
Approved
West Wing Group D works associated with Reservicing
2025
Approved
Replacement of 6no roof lights and installation of two new sets of walkway steps on the B…
2025
Approved
Installation of a new condenser unit to the roof of the North Wing. (Linked to 25/05057/F…
2025
Approved
Installation of a new condenser unit to the roof of the North Wing. (Linked to 25/05058/L…
2025
Approved
Services replacement in the North Wing and operational improvements; internal layout chan…
2025
Approved
1 dead cherry tree (1271) adjacent to boundary wall, with Grosvenor Place): fell
2025
Approved
1 x London Plane (1653, adjacent to the Mews): Cut back branches growing to the south eas…
2025
Approved
Existing basement door opening for WC refurbishment works.
2025
Approved
Removal of pugging between joists to room SF-107-5588.
2025
South Wing asset protection works.
2025
East Wing asset protection works
2016
Approved
Erection of scaffolding for urgent remedial structural re-supporting and conservation of…
2016
Approved
Removal of two existing satellite dishes on the roof of Buckingham palace and installatio…
2016
Approved
Replacement of two existing satellite dishes on the roof with three new satellite dishes.
2016
Withdrawn
eaaReplacement of dining room ceiling structural repair and redecoration works.
2016
Withdrawn
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2020
Approved
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Replacement of roof covering and associated works.
2018
Approved
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Installation of ductwork at second floor level.
2018
Approved
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3 x Bay trees T1 ( 0205, 0206, 0208, Fire hole entrance): Fell to ground level1 x Bay tre…
2017
Approved
Spur Road London
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission dated 17 May 2016 (RN: 16/00250) for crea…
2017
Refused
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Removal of condition 2 of planning permission dated 17 May 2016 (RN 16/00250/FULL) for th…
2017
Approved
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1 x London plane ( Birdcage Walk, located in dropped kerb for pedestrian crossing opposit…
2017
Approved
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2017
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions
Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
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