Green Park Hotel, 4 - 6 Greenbank Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed change of use from hotel (Use Class C1) to a 24 bed rehabilitation facility (Sui-Generis) . To erect a single storey extension to rear and side following the demolition of the existing rear extensions. Alterations to fenestration and to install 3no. rooflights. Repairs to existing roof. Associated works including hard and soft landscaping, external ramps, bin and cycle store and new railings to the front and rear (amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2025
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Validated
13 Jun 2025
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Committee
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
4 Feb 2026

Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 27 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the facility would reuse a vacant building, provide public benefits and have less activity than the former hotel.
  • Residents and a ward councillor raised concerns about location, safety, amenity, consultation, heritage and loss of tourism use.
  • The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, consultation responses, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 27 Jan 2026.

Documents 49

Statements & assessments 20

PDF Amended BNG Metric November 2025 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended AIA and AMS November 2025 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Updated BNG Report November 2025 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Revised BNG Metric (rcd 23725) Amended plans · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Security Statement Supporting Statements/Assessments · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Supporting Statements/Assessments · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Design Stage Report (May, 2025) Supporting Statements/Assessments · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF The-Statutory-Biodiversity-Metric-Calculation-Tool-Green-Park-Hotel-Greenbank-Drive-Liverpool-Final.- received 13/06/25 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PEA-PRA-The-Green-Park-Hotel-4-6-Greenbank-Drive-Sefton-Park-Liverpool-L17-1AW-- received 13/06/25 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity-Checklist- received 13/06/25 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage documentation Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage documentation Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Noise impact assessment Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscaping details Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Tree survey Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Bat Survey Report, Baseline onsite habitat survey report (Pre-development) Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity gain plan Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity survey and report Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Supporting Statements/Assessments · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 27

PDF Amended Proposed Landscape Plan Amended plans · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Landscaping Plan Novemeber 2025 Amended plans · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Elevations November 2025 Amended plans · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed First and Second Floor Plan Novemeber 2025 Amended plans · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Basement and GF Plan November 2025 Amended plans · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Site Plan November 2025 Amended plans · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Roof Plan November 2025 Amended plans · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Harm-Reduction-Service-at-the-former-Green-Park-Hotel-Northern-Ramp- received 30/07/25 Plans · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Harm-Reduction-Service-at-the-former-Green-Park-Hotel-Bin-Store-move.- received 30/07/25 Plans · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF -Harm-Reduction-Service-at-the-former-Green-Park-Hotel-Bin-Store-layout- received 30/07/25 Plans · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF HRSR-DBS-00-SL-DR-A-0102-HARM- received 30/07/25 Plans · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Harm-Reduction-Service-at-the-former-Green-Park-Hotel-Southern-Ramp- received 30/07/25 Plans · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended proposed elevations (rcd 23725) Amended plans · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended proposed first and second floor plans(rcd 23725) Amended plans · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended proposed basement and ground floor plan(rcd 23725) Amended plans · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended proposed site plan (rcd 23725) Amended plans · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended Roof Plan (rcd 23725) Amended plans · 25 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscaping details Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Site Levels Plan - Proposed Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Roof Plan - Proposed Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed GA Plans-First and Second Floor plan Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed GA Plans-Basement and Ground Floor plan Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Demolition Elevations Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Demolition Plans-Roof Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Demolition Plans-First and Second Floor. Plans · 13 Jun 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Sefton Park 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
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 117 m away: Sefton Park; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £59,500 in October 1999. Detached house, leasehold.

27 October 1999£59,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L17 1AW
Received
11 Jun 2025
Validated
13 Jun 2025
Ward
Greenbank Park
Parish
City South
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
4 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Kier Design & Business Services
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 236 days from validation, 179 days slower than Liverpool's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 61% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
379decided 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
3 Feb 2026
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.