30 Dovedale Road, Liverpool, L18 1DW Data via plota.co.uk

26LE/1712 - Lawful Devt/Use Exisiting Consultation Complete

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for 7 Bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) - Sui Generis Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 81 m away: Mossley Hill Baptist Church, Dovedale Road, Liverpool; 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 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Lawful Devt/Use Exisiting
Postcode
L18 1DW
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Penny Lane
Parish
City South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
My Student Home

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 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