PACIFIC CHAMBERS, 11 - 13 Victoria Street, Liverpool Two, Liverpool, L2 5QQ Data via plota.co.uk

25CU/1311 - Prior Approval Change of Use Refused

Proposal

Application for prior approval to change use of upper floors from office space to 12no. apartments. **amended plans received** Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Apr 2025
✗
Refused
26 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 36

Plans & drawings 27

PDF Amended Plan Rec'd 24th Feb 2026 Amended plans · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended Plan Rec'd 24th Feb 2026 Amended plans · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended Plan Rec'd 24th Feb 2026 Amended plans · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended Plan Rec'd 24th Feb 2026 Amended plans · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended Plan Rec'd 24th Feb 2026 Amended plans · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - Floor-plans-prop-jan-26-597-P-05-C-- received 06/01/16 Amended plans · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Floor-plans-prop-jan-26-597-P-04_C- received 06/01/16 Amended plans · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - Floor-plans-prop-jan-26-597-P-03-C-- received 06/01/16 Amended plans · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - Floor-plans-prop-jan-26-597-P-02_C- received 06/01/16 Amended plans · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - Proposed second floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - Proposed first floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - Proposed ground floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Location plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing fourth floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing third floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing second floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing first floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing ground floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Fourth floor waste management plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Second and third floor waste management plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Ground and first floor waste management plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Site plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed side elevation Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed fourth floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed third floor plan Plans · 16 May 2025 View ↗

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Queens Arms Premises licence · in force since 1 Feb 2026 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until midnight (Fri-Sun 01:00)
    Food hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

World heritage site: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Castle Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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.
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 ↗
43 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Fowler's Buildings, Grade II*, 13 m away · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 38 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £2,550,000 in July 2023. Other property, freehold.

21 July 2023£2,550,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 September 2018£2,400,000Recorded 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
Prior Approval Change of Use
Postcode
L2 5QQ
Received
23 Apr 2025
Validated
23 Apr 2025
Ward
City Centre North
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Wroot Design Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 337 days from validation, 281 days slower than Liverpool's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 39% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
393decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Apr 2026
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

Leaseholders: 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.