55 - 59 West Derby Road, Everton, Liverpool, L6 2AF Data via plota.co.uk

26F/0236 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

To install no. 6 shipping containers and lay new hardstanding so as to create a car repair, washing and sales facility Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
7 May 2026
✗
Refused
26 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Olympia Social Club, Grade II*, about 61 m from the postcode pin
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.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £450,000 in February 2022. Other property, freehold.

9 February 2022£450,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
26 November 2013£25,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L6 2AF
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Everton East
Parish
City North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
McGovern Architectural Design
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 172 days from validation, 29 days slower than Liverpool's median of 143 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 10% of commercial and major works here are.

26%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
16%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Jul 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

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

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.