Tgi Fridays, UNIT L8 New Mersey Retail Park, Liverpool, L24 8QB Data via plota.co.uk

26F/1555 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from restaurant use to public house with expanded food provision use with associated external alterations, external seating area and external bin storage area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Validated
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence TGI Friday's Premises licence · in force since 12 Mar 2018 Licensed hours: alcohol until midnight

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
New Mersey Shopping Park, Speke Road, Liverpool, L24. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Liverpool built-up area; National infrastructure project 1344 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
L24 8QB
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Garston
Parish
Garston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Burnett Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 12 days slower than Liverpool's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 62% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
395decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Aug 2026
Liverpool
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#160 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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