SANDHILLS RAILWAY STATION Sandhills Lane, Liverpool, L5 9XN Data via plota.co.uk

26F/1465 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

To alter the existing crowd management zone including extended corralling area, install 1no. bus stop interchange, install and improve WC facilities, alterations to existing access boundary treatments and existing on-site infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 May 2026
✓
Validated
21 May 2026
✓
Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 22 Sept 2026.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would improve passenger management, transport facilities and accessibility, subject to conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes, Liverpool Planning Committee minutes, 22 September 2026 .

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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: 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Liverpool - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L5 9XN
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Kirkdale West
Parish
City North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Owen Ellis Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 10 days faster than Liverpool's median of 143 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% 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

Committee
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 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