Arch 47 And Arch 48, 3&5 Pioneer Square Lightbody Street, Liverpool, L5 9AH Data via plota.co.uk

26F/2371 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

To use the premises as an escape room facility (Use Class Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 06:28

Application progress

✓

Received

22 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 30 Dec 2026, from Liverpool's recent changes of use.

Documents 9

Site constraints 7

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 about 13 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 ↗

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Stanley Locks, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Grade II, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 2 with distances

24 mStanley Locks, Leeds and Liverpool CanalGrade II
142 mGreat Howard Street Bridge Over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Head of Stanley DockGrade II

Historic England ↗

Conservation area about 13 m away: Stanley Dock

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

Heritage at risk about 13 m away: Stanley Dock, Liverpool; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; 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. 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, 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: L5 9AH
Received: 22 Aug 2026
Validated: 14 Oct 2026
Ward: Vauxhall
Parish: City North
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides changes of use by day 59.

prediction

Day 1445 days to the predicted decision (day 59)

47%decided within 8 weeks

62%approved

395decided 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: 9 Dec 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