The invention discloses a removal and lifting method for scaffolds on the periphery of a building. The removal and lifting method for the scaffolds on the periphery of the building comprises the following steps that one vertex at the bottom layer of a multi-storey building is chosen as the original point, two sides, perpendicular to each other, of the vertex are taken as X-axis and Y-axis separately, and a space rectangular coordinate system with the vertical direction as Z-axis is established; each layer of scaffold steel pipes after removal are separately and centrally placed into a plurality of groups on the periphery of the corresponding layer of the building, then each group of steel pipes is numbered by grouping, and the coordinate position of each group of steel pipes in the space rectangular coordinate system, the number of the steel pipes in each group and the number of the layer at which a crane is located are counted; the best placement point of each group of steel pipes after each layer of scaffold is removed is calculated and selected by Visual Basic; lifting datum lines are determined; and the crane is moved to the intersection point of the final lifting datum line and the layer at which the crane is located for lifting. According to the removal and lifting method, the efficiency is improved greatly, and construction personnel can quickly transport and lift removed scaffold equipment conveniently.