Units 1 2 & 3 Atlantic Way, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool, L3 4UU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

To install an access ramp and bin store to rear and make alterations to the existing parking layout in connection with the use of the premises as a Padel Club (Use Class E(d)) and associated landscaping works incorporating the planting of... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2025
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Validated
21 Oct 2025
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 65 m away: Liverpool Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
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 listed building at the site

Checked on 18 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
L3 4UU
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Ward
Festival Gardens
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Urbanspace Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 290 days from validation, 147 days slower than Liverpool's median of 143 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.

26%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
16%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Aug 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