116 Picton Road, Liverpool, L15 4LJ Data via plota.co.uk

23F/0057 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

To carry out roof extension to create third floor and 3 storey rear extension in connection with use of premises as 5no. 1 bed and 8no. 2 bed flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jan 2023
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Validated
3 Mar 2023
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Committee
2 Dec 2025
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Approved
2 Feb 2026

Approved on 2 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 2 Dec 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would reuse a vacant, dilapidated site, provide housing and have acceptable design, amenity and highway impacts.
  • The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 2 Dec 2025.

Documents 49

Plans & drawings 35

PDF Section 106 Legal Agreement Legal Agreement · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-113-Existing-Floor-Plans-Ground-and-First.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-112A-Existing-Elevations-Southwest-and-Northwest_.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-111A-Existing-Elevations-Picton-RdPicton-Crescent.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-109G-Proposed-Side-Elevation-Northwest.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-107F-Proposed-Rear-Elevation-Southwest.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-106H-Picton-Rd-Proposed-Elevations.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-104K-Proposed-Second-Floor-Plan.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-103J-Proposed-First-Floor-Plan.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-102L-Proposed-Ground-Floor-plan.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-101A-Proposed-Conveyancing-Site-Plan.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-119-Proposed-Section.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-118-Proposed-Block-Plan.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-117D-Landscaping-Proposal.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-114-Existing-Floor-Plans-Second-and-Roof.pdf Amended plans · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-100B.pdf Plans · 7 Mar 2023 View ↗ PDF F01-MU-118.pdf Plans · 7 Mar 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Amended plans · 13 Feb 2023 View ↗ PDF Landscaping Plan Amended plans · 13 Feb 2023 View ↗ PDF Existing Block Plan Amended plans · 13 Feb 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Side Elevation Amended plans · 13 Feb 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan Amended plans · 13 Feb 2023 View ↗ PDF Existing Second Floor and Roof Plans Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground and First Floor Plans Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Existing Rear and Side Elevations Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Existing Front and Side Elevations Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Sections Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Side Elevations (North West) Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Side Elevation Superseded plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Rear Elevations Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Front Elevation Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Third Floor Plan Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Second Floor Plan Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan Plans · 11 Jan 2023 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan Superseded plans · 11 Jan 2023 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 18 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 2

Last sold for £265,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

5 November 2024£265,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
2 April 2015£65,000Recorded 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L15 4LJ
Received
10 Jan 2023
Validated
3 Mar 2023
Ward
Picton Ward
Parish
Smithdown
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
2 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Pha Architects LTD
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 1067 days from validation, 1013 days slower than Liverpool's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,216decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Feb 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

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.