Sefton Cricket Club, SEFTON PARK CRICKET CLUB Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AP Data via plota.co.uk

25PS/2091 - Prior Approval Solar Panel Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Application for prior approval to install solar PV array to roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2025
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from Liverpool's recent prior approvals.

Site constraints 6

Registered park or garden: Sefton Park
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 ↗
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.
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Drinking Fountain at North End of Lake, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Liverpool built-up area; Priority habitat about 10 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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
Prior Approval Solar Panel
Postcode
L17 1AP
Received
5 Aug 2025
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Greenbank Park
Parish
City South
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Liverpool usually decides prior approvals by day 37.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Liverpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Liverpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Nov 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