16 Dunbabin Road And Land To The Rear Of 16 Dunbabin Road, Liverpool, L15 6XJ Data via plota.co.uk

24F/1051 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

To develop the land to erect 6no dwelling houses and associated works following the demolition of the existing garage and pavilion. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Apr 2024
✓
Validated
3 Aug 2024
✓
Committee
11 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
14 Nov 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Nov 2025 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 11 Nov 2025.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the scheme would lose an operational community facility and sports facility, and would cause overdevelopment and residential harm.
  • Residents raised concerns about highway safety, parking, traffic, design, privacy, loss of light, noise and the number of houses.
  • The committee voted unanimously to refuse the application, with 10 votes for, none against and no abstentions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, speakers, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 11 Nov 2025.

Documents 39

Plans & drawings 27

PDF 19_1015-P-00-105-Site-Section-DD Amended plans · 19 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-104-Site-Section-CC Amended plans · 19 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-103-Site-Section-BB Amended plans · 19 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-102-Site-Section-AA Amended plans · 19 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-101D-Site-Interface-Distances Amended plans · 19 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-100G-Proposed-Site-Plan Amended plans · 19 Dec 2024 View ↗ PDF Revised Interface Distances Amended plans · 25 Oct 2024 View ↗ PDF Revised Proposed Site Plan Amended plans · 25 Oct 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-101B-Site-Interface-Distances Amended plans · 10 Oct 2024 View ↗ PDF 19_1015-P-00-100D-Proposed-Site-Plan Amended plans · 10 Oct 2024 View ↗ PDF Revised Site Interface Distances (1) Amended plans · 17 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Revised Proposed Site Plan (1) Amended plans · 17 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Revised Proposed Site Plan Amended plans · 9 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Site Interface Distances Plans · 9 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF -General-Arrangement Plans · 12 Aug 2024 View ↗ PDF -House-Type-A-Floor-Plans Plans · 12 Aug 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended House-Type-A-Sections- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended House-Type-A-Elevations- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed-Site-Plan- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Planting-Plan- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended-House-Type-C-Sections- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended-House-Type-C-Elevations- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended-House-Type-C-Floor-Plans- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended-House-Type-B-Sections- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended House-Type-B-Elevations.- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Amended House-Type-B-Floor-Plans- received 29/07/24 Amended plans · 31 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF The location plan Document · 16 Apr 2024 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 26 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.

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Important details

Council
Liverpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L15 6XJ
Received
2 Apr 2024
Validated
3 Aug 2024
Ward
Church
Parish
City South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2024
Decision
Refused
Decision date
14 Nov 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Bennett

How this decision compares

Decided in 468 days from validation, 412 days slower than Liverpool's median of 56 for demolitions. Refused, as 14% of demolitions here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2024
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