Former Sony Building, Napier Court Stephenson Way, Liverpool, L13 1HD Data via plota.co.uk

25F/0671 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of a new two storey modular building to be used as classroom facilities for a temporary period of 4 years with associated works to include boundary treatment, pedestrian and vehicle access, bin and cycle store, hardstanding and parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 08:18

Application progress

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Received

17 Mar 2025

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Committee

31 Mar 2026

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Approved

30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 31 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because educational benefits and urgent school-place needs outweighed limited employment-land conflict.
The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 31 Mar 2026.

Documents 101

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee Report 21 Oct 2025 Committee Report · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 76

Plans & drawings 20

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Forms/Certificates · 18 Mar 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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Also on the record

Inside the Liverpool built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Liverpool
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: L13 1HD
Received: 17 Mar 2025
Validated: 17 Mar 2025
Ward: Wavertree Village
Parish: City North
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Apr 2026
Decision: Approved with Conditions
Decision date: 30 Apr 2026
Decision level: Planning Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Portakabin Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 409 days from validation, 334 days slower than Liverpool's median of 75 for community buildings. Approved, as 74% of community buildings here are.

This one409d

Council75d

UK56d

37%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

22%go to committee

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 7 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

To discharge conditions 1 (Highway Improvement Works) 2 (Parking and Servicing Areas) 4 (…

25DIS/0797 22 Mar 2025

2024 Approved

Application for prior approval for proposed change of use from Office to Secondary School.

24PV/0303 1 Feb 2024

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

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To erect single storey extension to front, side and rear incorporating existing porch, to…

22H/3290 28 Mar 2023

2017 Approved

120 Rathbone Road, Wavertree, Liverpool , L15 4HH

Change of use of part of vehicle repair garage to Hot Food takeaway ( use class A5) inclu…

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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

Former Sony Building, Napier Court Stephenson Way, Liverpool, L13 1HD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 101

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 76

Plans & drawings 20

Application forms 1

Other documents 2

Site constraints 3

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