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St Pauls Cathedral

202 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Generated 8 November 2026
Commercial · Performances, Conferences, Ceremonies

96 mheight

1floors

1891completed

1businesses

1permits

Development milestones

Completed

1891

St Pauls Cathedral completed: 1 floors

Building team

Architect: William Butterfield
Architect: John Barr
Builder: Cathedral Stone
Heritage consultant: Falkinger Andronas

Planning & subdivision

Zone: CCZ1
Overlays: DDO1, DDO2, DDO2-A5, DDO70, HO505, HO655, PO1
Strata plan: TP971322 · 1 lots
Scores: 🚆 10 · ☕ 9 · 🌳 7 · ✨ 10

Timeline

20151 building permit · about $437k of new works
Largest: Proposed refurbishment of existing toilet facilities at Federation Square

Nov 2009Architecture Australia profiles Falkinger Andronas conservation work at St Paul's Cathedral
An Architecture Australia feature published in November 2009 described the conservation work of Falkinger Andronas at St Paul's Cathedral, which the firm had been involved in for over nine years. The article said the decay of the building had been slowed and stormwater failures addressed.

2009Council census records it as performances, conferences, ceremonies, 1 floors
Name recorded: St Pauls Cathedral

2002First council census entry: performances, conferences, ceremonies, 1 floors

1891St Pauls Cathedral completed: 1 floors
Derived from St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne

Building permits and certificates (1)

Each cost is the estimate on that record. Stages of a project often repeat its full value, so these don't add up to what was spent.

21 May 2015

Proposed refurbishment of existing toilet facilities at Federation Square

$437k

Questions and answers

Is St Pauls Cathedral residential or commercial?
St Pauls Cathedral is a commercial building. The City of Melbourne lists its main use as performances, conferences, ceremonies.

When was St Pauls Cathedral built?
St Pauls Cathedral was completed in 1891.

How many floors does St Pauls Cathedral have?
St Pauls Cathedral has 1 floors above ground.

What businesses are in St Pauls Cathedral?
The latest council census counted 1 business in St Pauls Cathedral.

Is there office or retail space for lease in St Pauls Cathedral?
See the commercial listings on this page, or search this address on realcommercial.com.au and commercialrealestate.com.au.

Who designed and built St Pauls Cathedral?
John Barr designed St Pauls Cathedral and Cathedral Stone built it. The building team section has the sources.

How tall is St Pauls Cathedral?
About 96 metres, measured from the City of Melbourne's 3D building model. It's number 1550 of 1596 buildings in Melbourne by height.

What public transport is near St Pauls Cathedral?
Town Hall Railway Station is the nearest train station, about 1 minute's walk. The nearest tram stop is Collins St/Swanston St #11, about 1 minute's walk.

What is the planning zone for St Pauls Cathedral?
The site is in the Capital City Zone - Schedule 1 (CCZ1). It's also under a Heritage Overlay (HO505).

Does St Pauls Cathedral have an owners corporation?
Plan of subdivision TP971322 has 1 lot.

Has any work been done on St Pauls Cathedral recently?
The City of Melbourne has issued 1 building permit for St Pauls Cathedral since 2015. The most recent was in May 2015.

Sources: City of Melbourne building permits (CC BY 4.0); CLUE building information (CC BY 4.0); CLUE business establishments (CC BY 4.0); Geocoded National Address File (G-NAF) (Open G-NAF EULA (CC BY 4.0 based)). General information from public records, not legal, financial or building advice.