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 24,000 sq.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.

Travelodge’s retained Planning Consultant, Nick Jenkins of Smith Jenkins, acted as the planning agent for the successful application, with plans prepared by sector-leading architects, Studio Moren.  

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 3 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.

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Notes to Editors

About Travelodge

Travelodge is one of the leading platforms in the UK and is the second largest hotel brand in the UK with 631* hotels and approximately 49,000* guest bedrooms, right across the UK as well as in Ireland and Spain. 

In Spain, Travelodge has an established profitable presence and has ambitious growth plans within this market and has identified the top key locations where it would like to open additional hotels in Spain.

Welcoming over 22 million guests annually across the UK, Ireland and Spain, the majority of Travelodge hotels are located in major cities, towns and holiday hotspots as well as by airports and key business hubs. With over 93% of its hotels rated 4 dots or above on TripAdvisor, Travelodge is proud to offer guests across its diverse customer base a good value experience – whether they are travelling for business or leisure.

Whether out celebrating a birthday, going to a concert or sporting event, visiting friends and family, taking a business trip, working away from home, or taking a short break, we help people to go and do their thing by Being the Brilliant Base.

Travelodge continues to invest in its ongoing hotel refit programme, with over two-thirds of the room estate now featuring the new look and feel across refits and new hotels. The brand is also continually evolving its quality offering to deliver a better experience for its diverse mix of business and leisure guests such as its new look Bar Café design, 85 Bar Café, which has been rolled out to selected hotels in the UK and Spain as part of the refit programme.

Travelodge is focusing on its environmental and social impact, with sustainability integral to its business strategy. Its Better Future sustainability plan aims to build a more sustainable future for its customers, colleagues and the planet, underpinned by three core pillars: Inclusive – ensuring we are accessible, inclusive and well-priced to our customers and colleagues; Caring – creating a caring and healthy environment for our colleagues and customers and ensuring their wellbeing; and Conscious – Travelodge is conscious of its impact on the planet, taking into account the waste it produces, the energy and other resources it consumes and the carbon emissions it generates.

For further information visit travelodge.co.uk or the Travelodge Hotels Limited LinkedIn page.

*as at 31 March 2026