104, COTTON EXCHANGE Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9JR Data via plota.co.uk

26F/2820 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

To change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i) to an educational facility (Use Class F1(a)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
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Validated
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Liverpool's recent changes of use.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Biodiversity Checklist - Received 09.10.2026 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering letter Supporting Statements/Assessments · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Block plan of the site Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Forms/Certificates · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Cotton Exchange Building
List entry 1363092 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 8 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Special protection area 486 m away: Liverpool Bay; 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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L3 9JR
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
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
4 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Reception, Cotton Exchange Old Hall Street, L3 9LQ
To install a new dry riser within the existing stairwells along Ormond Street and Edmund…
25L/1058
2023 Approved
Cotton House, Liverpool, L3 9TP
To retain the Old Hall Street main entrance door surround (alternative to 21L/3776).
23L/2891
2023 Approved
Suite 6.3 Cotton House Old Hall Street, L3 9LQ
To change use from offices to an Educational Facility.
23F/0680
2023 Approved
Suite 6.3 Cotton House Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9LQ
To carry out internal alterations to a listed building.
23L/0776
2021 Approved
Cotton House Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9TP
To vary condition 2 attached to 19L/1515 (To carry out internal and external alteration a…
21L/3776
2019 Approved
1 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9HF
To carry out external alterations and enclosing of two roof areas. Including: over-claddi…
19F/1959
2020 Approved
Honeycomb, Edmund Street, Liverpool, L3 9NG
To change use of part of basement from B1 to A1
20F/1531
2019 Approved
Cotton House, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9TP
To carry out internal and external alteration and refurbishment works to Cotton House, to…
19L/1515
2019 Approved
Cotton House, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9TP
To carry out external alterations and refurbishment works to Cotton House, to include rep…
19F/1514
2019 Approved
The Cross Keys, 13 Earle Street, Liverpool, L3 9NS
To install new canopys, decking, glazed barrier, lighting, furniture and plants and bench…
19F/1522
2018 Approved
Lombard Chambers, Ormond Street, Liverpool, L3 9NA
To change use of first floor to English Language Teaching Centre.
18F/1446
2017 Approved
City Buildings, 21-23 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9BS
To change use of second floor studio from gym (Use Class D2) to tattoo studio (Sui Generi…
17F/2983
2017 Approved
Honeycomb, Edmund Street, Liverpool, L3 9NG
To change use of building from Class B1(a) offices to Class C3 (Residential) consisting o…
17PO/2929
2017
Honeycomb, Edmund Street, Liverpool, L3 9NG
To change use from office to 35 no. residential apartments (Class C3) comprising 4 no. st…
17PO/2509
2016 Approved
Ground Floor Cotton House, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9LQ
To vary condition 4 attached to 15F/2431 to allow for extended opening hours of approved…
16F/2847
2016 Approved
Ground Floor Cotton House Old Hall Street Liverpool L3 9LQ
To vary condition 4 attached to 15F/2431 to allow for extended opening hours of approved…
PL/INV/3419/16
2016 Approved
Capital Car Park, Fazakerley Street, Liverpool, L3 9DL
To display 8 fascia signs and 3 projecting signs.
16A/2751
2016 Approved
Capital Car Park Fazakerley Street Liverpool L3 9DL
To display 8 fascia signs and 3 projecting signs.
PL/INV/3349/16
2016 Approved
Unit 3, Cotton Exchange, Cotton House, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP
To carry out internal and external alterations to vacant unit, including alterations to b…
16F/1396
2016 Approved
Unit 3, Cotton House, Cotton Exchange, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PP
To carry out internal and external alterations to vacant unit, including alterations to b…
16L/1397
2016 Approved
Unit 3, Cotton Exchange Cotton House Old Hall Street Liverpool L3 9PP
To carry out internal and external alterations to vacant unit, including alterations to b…
PL/INV/1559/16
2016
322a Cotton Exchange Bixteth Street Liverpool L3 9LQ
Unit 6 - Timber cladding removed to rear corner Unit 3 - Position of Trespa (mirrored) an…
PL/INV/2842/16
2016 Approved
Cotton Exchange, Bixteth Street, Liverpool, L3 9LQ
To carry out alterations to form new staircase and roof terrace.
16L/0927
2016 Approved
Cotton Exchange, Bixteth Street, Liverpool, L3 9LQ
To carry out alterations to form new staircase and roof terrace.
16F/0928
2016 Approved
Pavement outside Old Hall Street junction, St Pauls Square, Liverpool, L3 9QJ
To display illuminated 6 sheet advertisement.
16A/0035
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings