A bid has been launched to carry out a £500,000 revamp of one of Dundee’s oldest buildings.
If successful, the application will see St Paul’s Cathedral on the High Street become fully accessible to the public.
The plans include revising the 160-year-old building’s steps and installing an LED-lit railing, as well as constructing completely new disabled access consisting of service lifts and ramps.
Also included in the proposal is the installation of a glass structure within the existing archway’s entrance to the building.
Cathedral provost the Very Rev Jeremy Auld said the plans had been a “long time coming”.
He said: “Before submitting the plans we did a bit of surveying looking at other cathedrals from all over.
“And what we took from the survey was St Paul’s Cathedral is the most inaccessible church building in the UK, particularly in terms of disabled access.
“With these plans we want to make the building accessible to everyone.
“It’s a huge job which will cost £500,000 but it is needed to ensure that the people are able to get more use out of the building.
“The new disabled access, revamped entrance and new glass entrance will show off the grandness of the building and will hopefully encourage more people to enter the building and use it.”
He added that he wants the building to be used more than just once a week for services.
He wants the new plans to enable the likes of concerts and exhibitions to utilise the space.
“It’s a fantastic building and I think it’s very important everybody gets the most use out of it,” Mr Auld said.