Former Echo Print Hall King Edward Street, Liverpool, L3 Data via plota.co.uk

26F/2685 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

To undertake external alterations including installation of no. 5 doors and no. 1 window to front, new extraction flue to front, install curtain walling and no. 2 doors to side and alter the parking layout in connection with the use of the premises as a padel facility comprising of no. 10 padel courts, changing and spa facilities, ancillary shop, café and event and working spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
week of 12 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 May 2027, from Liverpool's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 45 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 ↗
Special protection area 250 m away: Liverpool Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Conservation area 54 m away: Stanley Dock; Heritage at risk 54 m away: Stanley Dock, Liverpool.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
week of 12 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
City Centre North
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides commercial and major works by day 222.

Day 6216 days to the predicted decision (day 222)
23%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
17%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
12 Jan 2027
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