St Lukes Church, ST LUKES CHURCH GARDENS Berry Street, Liverpool, L1 9DN Data via plota.co.uk

26TC/2401 - Treeworks in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

To carry out tree works in a Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Sketch plan Plans · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF The location plan Plans · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF The location plan Plans · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Forms/Certificates · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: Church of St Luke
List entry 1280622 · The pin is inside its outline · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 28 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Duke 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: Duke Street, Liverpool
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; World heritage site 148 m away: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City; 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 17 October 2026. 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
Treeworks in Conservation Area
Postcode
L1 9DN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
City Centre South
Parish
City Centre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Charlie Webb

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 13 days slower than Liverpool's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 84% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
280decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026

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Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
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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
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