Planning application
Offices Chapter House St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AD
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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)
As published by the council, reference 26/01083/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01083/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bread Street
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC4M 8AD
Comment by 11 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to City of London through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by City of London
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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28 documents on file for this application
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