Land Adjacent To Bus Shelter Outside Nationwide Building Society Branch Lord Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 9UW Data via plota.co.uk

26F/2270 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

To install stand alone frame with public access defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
13 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
8 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
World heritage site 18 m away: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Marldon Chambers and Clarence Building Includes 35 Lord Street, Grade II, 25 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 17 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.
Show all 20 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Conservation area 51 m away: Castle Street; 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
L2 9UW
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
City Centre North
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
A&Q Partnership (London) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 11% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
5%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Oct 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