104-106 & 108 London Road, Liverpool, L3 5XB Data via plota.co.uk

25F/2563 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

To use ground floor as retail/coffee shop (Use Class E) and convert upper floors to a 27-room hotel (Use Class C1); including an extension of 2 no. additional floors above 108 London Road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2025
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Validated
29 Oct 2025
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Approved
27 Jan 2026

Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Former Liverpool Furnishing Company showroom
List entry 1483050 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; World heritage site 189 m away: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City; 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 18 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
Postcode
L3 5XB
Received
29 Sept 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Brownlow Hill
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
27 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wroot Design ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 31 days slower than Liverpool's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 62% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
395decided 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
27 Feb 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