Liverpool planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Liverpool City Council, updated daily. Liverpool City Council received 686 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 78% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 69 days.
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Recent applications in Liverpool
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Former Heaps Rice Mill Beckwith Street, Liverpool, L1 8DL
Condition variation on an approved Liverpool mill conversion scheme. Adjusts condition 32 of the consented apartment development at the former Heaps Rice Mill. The parent scheme progresses toward build-out; material and fit-out packages remain open to tender.
Land To The North East Of 38 Grange Avenue North, Liverpool, L12 9LJ
Four semi-detached new houses, Liverpool. Erects four homes on greenfield land with associated infrastructure at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and brickwork packages form the bulk, with roofing and M&E following.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
71-73 Regent Road, Sandhills, Liverpool, L5 9SY
Event and leisure venue conversion from light industrial, Liverpool. Repurposes an existing warehouse building for Sui generis event use with ancillary facilities at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, and structural checks drive the work; catering and bar provisioning follow for the venue…
Fit-outM&EStructural repair
2 Old Ropery, Liverpool, L2 7NT
Four-unit aparthotel conversion, Liverpool city centre. Upper floors change from vacant storage to C1 hotel use at full application stage. Fit-out, fire safety systems, kitchenettes and en-suite bathrooms drive material volumes across the four units.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Former ATS, 2 Derby Road, Liverpool, L20 8ED
Mixed-use conversion with partial demolition, Liverpool. Reconfigures a former motor retail site through partial demolition, external works and a new rental installation at full application stage. Demolition, façade repair and external layout works suit civils and groundworks contractors.
DemolitionFaçade repairHard landscaping
50-54 Maiden Lane, Liverpool, L13 9AW
Three retail units combined into one commercial space, Liverpool. Merges three separate ground-floor shops with a new shopfront and fenestration alterations throughout at full application stage. Shopfront glazing, internal partitioning removal and façade repointing are the lead packages for…
Fit-outGlazingFaçade repair
Unit 1, CROWN PLACE, 200 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UE
Coffee shop converting to hot food takeaway, Liverpool city centre. Installs new shopfronts and door to Brownlow Hill elevation at full application stage. Shopfront glazing, extraction installation and fit-out packages drive the commercial opportunity.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Paradise Place Paradise Place, Liverpool, L1
Two rain gardens at Paradise Place, Liverpool One. Erects sustainable drainage features to manage surface water runoff at full application stage. Excavation, landscape construction and planting packages drive the works, with specialist SUDS contractor involvement.
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
CROWN PLACE, 200 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UE
New customer entrance and advertising signage, Liverpool city centre. Upgrades frontage access and external signage on an existing commercial building at full application stage. Glazing, shopfront steelwork and signage installation are the specialist trades on this refurbishment package.
GlazingSteelM&E
DOVER COURT, 15 Great Newton Street, Liverpool, L3 5AE
Roof safety installation at a Liverpool commercial building. Adds perimeter balustrade and access stairs to an existing roof at full application stage. Metalwork, steelwork and stair fabrication form the core packages for specialist installers.
SteelM&E
46 Elmtree Close, Liverpool, L12 8RR
Dwellinghouse converting to a children's care home, Liverpool. One residential property reconfigured for institutional care rather than family occupation, at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, accessibility upgrades and M&E rewiring drive the scope for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&EInsulation
163 Scargreen Avenue , Liverpool , Norris Green, L11 3BA
Ground-floor barber shop converting to hot food takeaway, Liverpool. Reuses an existing retail unit with replacement signage at full application stage. Extraction, fit-out and catering services are the live packages for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&E
123 Smithdown Road, Picton, Liverpool, L7 4JF
Extract flue installation to a Liverpool commercial unit. Adds rear extraction to an existing building at full application stage. M&E and specialist extraction engineering are the live trades.
M&E
25 Rosefield Road, Liverpool, L25 8TE
First-floor side extension and front roof alteration, Liverpool. Adds first-floor side space and modifies the existing front extension roof at full application stage. Roofing, structural steel over new openings, and brickwork packages suit local subcontractors.
RoofingSteelBrickwork
11 Quickswood Drive, Liverpool, L25 4TP
Two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions with garage conversion, Liverpool. Adds substantial living space to an existing house via side and rear additions plus internal remodelling at full application stage. Structural steels, brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Liverpool City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Liverpool City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Liverpool City Council, raw rate
38.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
6.8 percentage points above expected. Liverpool City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,016 appeals counted, 981 judged either way (375 allowed, 606 dismissed), 35 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 36.6% | 28.8% | 513 | 508 | 186 |
| Householder (HAS) | 42.7% | 35.6% | 229 | 218 | 93 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 54.1% | 36.9% | 100 | 98 | 53 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 25.4% | 33.3% | 67 | 67 | 17 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 29.8% | 36% | 49 | 47 | 14 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 23.8% | 20.6% | 25 | 21 | 5 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 50% | 25% | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Enforcement Notice | 14.3% | 13.5% | 10 | 7 | 1 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Liverpool City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent153 homes
- Affordable rent140 homes
- Shared ownership116 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Liverpool City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder83% (47 decided)
- other88% (34 decided)
- commercial93% (15 decided)
- residential67% (9 decided)
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