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26F/2278 - Full Planning Permission Consultation Complete

Proposal

To install no. 1 shipping container with timber-clad façade and access ramp for use as a break out room ancillary to the existing community centre and create new paved walkway Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Oct 2026 and 23 Nov 2026, from Liverpool's recent community buildings.

Site constraints 6

Walton on the Hill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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.
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
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 529 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Liverpool built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area279 m² (3,003 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 82)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L4 6XB
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
County
Parish
City North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arcus Consulting LLP

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides community buildings by day 75.

Day 5025 days to the predicted decision (day 75)
37%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
19%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
15 Oct 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.