Offices Chapter House St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations to undercroft of St Paul's Cathedral and minor alterations to Chapter House including (i) Installation of a new passenger lift and associated raised platform within the external contemporary undercroft of St Paul's Cathedral to provide step-free access between the Chapter House and the undercroft (ii) extension of the existing step at the eastern exit of the Chapter House following partial demolition of existing external staircase, landing, and railings to provide level access and replacement of existing security gate (iii) raising the floor level and removal of associated stairs at below-ground level and installation of external, open platform lift in undercroft (No other works to the Cathedral or wider undercroft). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 22 Oct 2026, from City of London's recent extensions.
Documents 26
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 18
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 11
Show all 21 with distances
- 0 mChapter House of St Paul's CathedralGrade II*
- 4 mPump on West Side of Chapter HouseGrade II
- 19 mTemple BarGrade I
- 23 mRailings to Churchyard of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade I
- 31 mCathedral Church of St PaulGrade I
- 46 m40 Stone Posts to Forecourt of Cathedral Church of St PaulGrade II
- 75 mFour lamp posts outside the western entrance to St Pauls CathedralGrade II
- 76 mFootings of Destroyed Cloister and Chapter HouseGrade II*
- 79 mStatue of Queen Anne in Forecourt of St Paul's CathedralGrade II
- 96 mSt Paul's CrossGrade II
- 110 mK6 Telephone Kiosks at St Paul's Cathedral
- 125 m1 Cathedral PlaceGrade II
- 127 mScreen Wall and Gateways to Forecourt of St Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- 128 mSt Thomas à Becket sculptureGrade II
- 130 m4-9 (Including 8a and 8b), Amen Court Ec4Grade II
- 132 mSt Paul's DeaneryGrade I
- 138 mStationers' HallGrade I
- 141 mPair of Gatepiers Attached to Number 1Grade II*
- 142 m1-3, Amen Court Ec4Grade II*
- 142 mYouth HostelGrade II
- 144 mSt Pauls Cathedral Choir School
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- City of London
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EC4M 8AD
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bread Street
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Scott Whitby Studio
Decision outlook
Day 63 of the 56-day target. City of London usually decides extensions by day 68.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15115043
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15115043
- Consultation
- 19 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 21 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.