The Derby Public House Russell Street, Liverpool, L19 1RJ Data via plota.co.uk

26F/1284 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

To erect new boundary to front and side with associated hard and soft landscaping works to front, bike and bin stores to side, infilling of existing lightwell, re-instatement of windows and other minor external alterations in connection with use of premises as a 10 bed HMO. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
1 May 2026
✗
Refused
17 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

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 about 714 m away: 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L19 1RJ
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Garston
Parish
City South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
OCHRE BUILDING DESIGN

How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 49 days slower than Liverpool's median of 59 for changes of use. Refused, as 38% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
395decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
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