Car Park Grafton Street, Liverpool, L8 5SD Data via plota.co.uk

26F/0936 - Full Planning Permission Consultation Complete

Proposal

To install no. 3 temporary padel courts with associated enclosures and other associated works, including new cycle store, seating area and no. 12 floodlights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Mar 2026
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Validated
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Liverpool's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 4

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Higsons Brewery and former Grapes Public House, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 11 September 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 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
L8 5SD
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Dingle
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
SG Padel

Decision outlook

Day 178 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides commercial and major works by day 222.

Day 17844 days to the predicted decision (day 222)
23%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
20%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
10 Oct 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