Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel brand, which operates 631 hotels across the UK and Spain, has been granted planning permission by The City of London Corporation for the conversion of its property on Godliman Street, St Paul’s into a new 95-room hotel.
The consented scheme will bring the 24,000sq ft building back into full productive use and will see the change from restaurant and office space to Travelodge London St Paul’s. The work will see a hotel with bedrooms on all floors finished to Travelodge’s latest brand standard, along with a ground floor reception and 85 Bar Cafe.
The approved scheme will also include bringing the building up to Travelodge’s latest sustainability standards. The hotel will be built to achieve an EPC rating of A and an Excellent BREEAM rating and will feature upgraded facades, new windows and sustainable roofing systems designed to manage urban stormwater runoff and improve building efficiency. The designs will also feature solar PV panels and air source heat pumps. A wide range of water saving measures will also be incorporated, meaning the upgraded building will be significantly more sustainable than the existing office building.
This milestone follows Travelodge’s acquisition of this freehold property in November 2024 and represents a significant advancement in the delivery of another Travelodge in The City of London, where the company already operates three hotels.
The properties’ location, at 17 Godliman Street, is just 150m from St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge, providing easy walking access to some of London’s major tourist attractions, including Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe. Construction is expected to commence later in 2026, with further updates to follow in due course.
Steve Bennett, Chief Property Officer said: “This is an important milestone for our development pipeline in London. Our team has done a fantastic job in securing planning permission for a high-quality, sustainable design that will bring a largely redundant building back into productive use. The development forms part of Travelodge’s wider strategy to grow its estate through the conversion of under-utilised office and retail buildings, supporting sustainable expansion in high-demand urban locations.”
