Pavement Outside Home Bargains Prescot Road , L13 5XE Data via plota.co.uk

26PT/1918 - Prior Detm - Telecom Mast Approved

Proposal

To install 20m high 5G telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 141 m away: 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 listed building 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
Prior Detm - Telecom Mast
Postcode
L13 5XE
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Given
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Causeway Telecoms Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Liverpool's median of 56 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 89% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
5%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Aug 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