Buckingham Palace, The Mall, SW1A 1AA

What is being proposed

Internal alterations to extend the Clockmakers Staircase up to second floor level to provide new means of escape, fire upgrade and general refurbishment and redecorations.

Description as published by Westminster.

What this could mean for you

These are the effects a proposal like this most often raises. Each one is a material planning consideration, so each can form the basis of a comment.

• Overlooking and loss of privacy

Derived automatically from the proposal wording. Read the full application before relying on it.

Timeline

1. Received

   27 Aug 2026 · Submitted to the council

2. Validated

   27 Aug 2026 · Checked and published

3. Comments close upcoming

   5 Oct 2026 · Last day to have your say

4. Decision due

   22 Oct 2026 · Target date, often slips

5. Decided

   Not yet · Outcome published

Key facts

Reference

26/05894/LBC

Authority

Westminster

Address

Buckingham Palace, The Mall, SW1A 1AA

Postcode

SW1A 1AA

Type

Other

Scale

Minor

Applicant

Not published

Agent

Not published

Received

27 Aug 2026

Decision due

22 Oct 2026

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