AIGBURTH PEOPLES HALL Aigburth Vale, Liverpool, L17 0DG Data via plota.co.uk

24F/1913 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

To erect single storey extension to side and rear following demolition of existing side extension, stair and container to rear, alter basement and ground floor fenestration to rear, erect patio and gate with associated landscaping work to rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2024
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Validated
23 Jul 2024
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Committee
17 Feb 2026
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Approved
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 17 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension would improve the hall while avoiding harmful effects on heritage, residents, transport and ecology.
  • A councillor welcomed the improvements but raised parking, accessibility, closing times and cycle storage; no neighbours commented.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 17 Feb 2026.

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Sefton Park 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.
Tree preservation order: Aigburth Vale Girls School Site
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 80 m away: Sefton Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L17 0DG
Received
22 Jul 2024
Validated
23 Jul 2024
Ward
Greenbank Park
Parish
City South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2024
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
26 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Forward Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 583 days from validation, 527 days slower than Liverpool's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 86% 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 Nov 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