272 Walton Breck Road, Liverpool, L4 0SZ Data via plota.co.uk

26LP/2639 - Lawful Devt/Use Proposed Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for Change of Use from Dwelling House (use Class C3) to Children's Home (use Class C2) for maximum of one child. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Liverpool's recent changes of use.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Council record ↗
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

Checked on 24 September 2026. 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 3

Last sold for £120,000 in April 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 April 2025£120,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 August 2018£98,000
13 October 2016£59,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Lawful Devt/Use Proposed
Postcode
L4 0SZ
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Anfield
Parish
City North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1146 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
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
18 Nov 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.