97 Moscow Drive, Liverpool, L13 7DG Data via plota.co.uk

25F/0968 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

To continue to use property as 7no. 1 bedroom serviced accommodation suites (Use Class C1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Apr 2025
✓
Validated
24 Apr 2025
✗
Refused
21 May 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
17 Aug 2026

Refused on 21 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Park, Riverside, Tuebrook and Stoneycroft and Wavertree wards and parts of Kirkdale and Church wards) (Article 4(. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Liverpool City AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Liverpool built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £265,000 in August 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 August 2024£265,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 September 1999£51,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area206 m² (2,217 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L13 7DG
Received
4 Apr 2025
Validated
24 Apr 2025
Ward
Stoneycroft
Parish
Stoneycroft
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 17 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008286 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pegasus Group
Freehold owner
Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2025
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Liverpool ranks #165 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Liverpool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #209 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #157 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #165 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #138 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
61%
Change of use approved
195 decided
1,478
Total decisions
222 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.