2-6 Lightbody Street, Liverpool, L5 9UZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning application to vary condition 32 of planning ref (To demolish vacant buildings and erect three 6.5 storey blocks with two interlinked 5 storey blocks comprising 195 residential units including 70 no.1 bedroom apartments, 93 no.2 bedroom apartments and 22 no.3 bedroom apartments, with 10 townhouses facing onto the canal, with podium deck courtyards. Ground floor includes undercroft parking, two commercial units (Use Class E and B8), 2 no. dedicated 500kva sub-stations, associated landscaping/new public realm, and the conversion of the railway arches for commercial purposes (Use Class E and B8)) so as to extend the opening hours of all six commercial units. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 3
Associated applications 5
- Planning application to vary condition 32 of planning ref 20F/1947 (To demolish vacant buildings and erect three 6.5 storey…
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Site constraints 7
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- 28 mEntrance to Stanley Dock at North EndGrade II
- 44 mStanley Locks, Leeds and Liverpool CanalGrade II
- 49 mGreat Howard Street Bridge Over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Head of Stanley DockGrade II
- 60 mEntrance to Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Head of Stanley DockGrade II
- 115 mTobacco Warehouse on South Side of Stanley DockGrade II
- 121 mFormer Warehouse on North Side of Stanley DockGrade II*
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Decision outlook
Day 85, past Liverpool's usual 59 days for changes of use. 64% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 3 Nov 2026.
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- Statutory expiry
- 3 Nov 2026
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31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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2-6 Lightbody Street, Liverpool, L5 9UZ
To demolish vacant buildings and erect three 6.5 storey blocks with two interlinked 5 storey blocks comprising 195 residential units including 70 no.1 bedroom apartments, 93 no.2 bedroom apartments and 22 no.3 bedroom apartments, with 10 townhouses facing onto the canal, with podium deck courtyards. Ground floor includes undercroft parking, two commercial units (Use Class E and B8), 2 no. dedicated 500kva sub-stations, associated landscaping/new public realm, and the conversion of the railway arches for…
- Received
- 7 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2021
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 195