4, MARTINS BANK BUILDING Water Street, Liverpool Two, Liverpool, L2 3SP Data via plota.co.uk

26L/2863 - Listed Building Consent Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

To carry out external works of alteration in connection with the refurbishment of the building in connection with its use for Business, Commercial and Service Use (Use Class E), including the installation of additional condensers at ninth floor level, the replacement of windows and the alteration of windows to accommodate louvres and associated ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 08:48

Application progress

✓

Received

12 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 May 2027, from Liverpool's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 49

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 37

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Forms/Certificates · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

45 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Martins Bank Building, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 36 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 45 with distances

0 mMartins Bank BuildingGrade II*
27 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Liverpool Town HallGrade II
27 mK2 Telephone Call Box Outside Liverpool Town HallGrade II
28 mExchange BuildingsGrade II
31 mTown HallGrade I
50 mThe Liverpool Cotton Association War MemorialGrade II
52 mMidshires Building SocietyGrade II
53 mNelson MonumentGrade II*
57 m7 Water Street and 3 Fenwick StreetGrade II
59 m1 Water Street and 2 Castle StreetGrade II
69 mIndia Buildings, including the Water Street entrance to James Street underground stationGrade II*
72 mCheltenham and Gloucester Building SocietyGrade II
75 mOriel ChambersGrade I
77 mLiverpool and London and Globe BuildingGrade II
80 m10-18, Castle StreetGrade II
83 mMersey ChambersGrade II
89 mNo. 1 CASTLE STREETGrade II
93 m3 and 5, Castle StreetGrade II
95 mNational Westminster BankGrade II*
98 mFormer Midland Bank, 4 Dale StreetGrade II
99 mHargreaves BuildingGrade II
101 mHalifax HouseGrade II
104 mNumbers 1/3 and 5 (Western Part Only)Grade II
107 mQueen Insurance BuildingGrade II
114 m6-10, Dale StreetGrade II
114 mNumber 5 (Eastern Part Only) 7 and 9Grade II
115 mNational Westminster Overseas BankGrade II
117 m17-21, Castle StreetGrade II
118 m2-14, Queen AvenueGrade II
119 mRetaining Wall to West of, and Railings to South of Church of Our Lady and St NicholasGrade II
120 mMason's BuildingsGrade II
126 m36, Castle StreetGrade II
129 m25, Castle StreetGrade II
129 mNumbers 20 to 24 Queen Avenue and Gateway to Sweeting StreetGrade II
134 mTower BuildingGrade II*
138 mUnion Marine Buildings, Original Part by Sir James Picton OnlyGrade II
139 mYorkshire Building SocietyGrade II
139 mRoyal Insurance BuildingGrade II*
144 mBarned's BuildingsGrade II
145 m1 and 3, Union CourtGrade II
146 mState Insurance BuildingGrade II
146 mChurch of Our Lady and St NicholasGrade II
147 mNautilus HouseGrade II
149 mBank of EnglandGrade I
149 mBarclay's BankGrade II

Historic England ↗

World heritage site: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Castle Street 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.

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

Special protection area about 379 m away: Liverpool Bay; National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; 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 13 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.

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Important details

Council: Liverpool
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: L2 3SP
Received: 12 Oct 2026
Validated: 12 Oct 2026
Ward: City Centre North
Parish: City Centre
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides commercial and major works by day 222.

target

prediction

Day 7215 days to the predicted decision (day 222)

23%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

17%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 7 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Liverpool

Planning Authority Score

4.8/10

Below average

#160 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other 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

4, MARTINS BANK BUILDING Water Street, Liverpool Two, Liverpool, L2 3SP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 49

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 37

Application forms 1

Other documents 1

Site constraints 8

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