56 Sefton Street, Liverpool, L8 6UD Data via plota.co.uk

26A/2300 - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

To display 1 no. internally illuminated pylon sign; 1 no. internally illuminated entrance sign; and 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Special protection area about 306 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
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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
L8 6UD
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Dingle
Parish
City South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved with standard advert conditions
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sign Specialists Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 10 days faster than Liverpool's median of 54 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 82% of signs and adverts here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
184decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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