70-72 Rose Lane, Liverpool, L18 8AG Data via plota.co.uk

26F/0693 - Full Planning Permission Recommendation

Proposal

To demolish premises at 70-72 Rose Lane and erect 2.5 storey building with commercial unit at ground floor (Use Class E) and 9 apartments (5 x 1 bed and 4 x 2 beds) on the first and second floors and 5 no. car parking spaces, bin and cycle storage at rear accessed via Pitville Avenue. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Committee
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Liverpool's recent commercial and major works.

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 28 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the public benefits outweighed the heritage harm and other concerns could be addressed through conditions and obligations.
  • Residents raised concerns about losing community assets, privacy, light and parking, while 94 objection letters were received.
Read how the committee decided The proposed development, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and approval conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 28 Jul 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Conservation area about 15 m away: Mossley Hill
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 11 September 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 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
L18 8AG
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Allerton
Parish
City South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Roman Summer Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 209 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides commercial and major works by day 222.

Day 20913 days to the predicted decision (day 222)
23%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
20%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
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 May 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