Audley House, 105-123 London Road, Liverpool, L3 8HR Data via plota.co.uk

25NM/2881 - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Planning application for non-material amendment to planning ref (Alteration and conversion of former department store to residential use (Use Class C3) including vertical extension of one to two storeys to form 199 no. apartments, with ancillary facilities and associated servicing, access and landscaping) so as to amend Condition 8 to reduce the number of cycle spaces required from 280 to 200 (in accordance with the approved planning layout drawings) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Oct 2025
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Approved
6 Nov 2025

Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
World heritage site about 4 m away: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 8 m away: William Brown Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Empire Theatre, Grade II, about 56 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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. 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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
L3 8HR
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Brownlow Hill
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Nov 2025
Decision
Non-Material Amendment - Approved
Decision date
6 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Baltic PDC

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Nov 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