Land Bordered By Marlborough Street/Marlborough Place/ Pickop Street, Liverpool, L3 2BZ Data via plota.co.uk

20F/2902 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

To redevelop site, erect single block ranging from 3 storeys to 6 storeys, creating 24 apartments (C3) comprising of 10 x 1 bed apartments and 14 x 2 bed apartments with associated cycle parking, bin storage and plant room. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Oct 2026, 06:41

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Application progress

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Received

2 Oct 2020

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Validated

1 Jul 2024

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Approved

2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated subject to a Legal Agreement · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 11 Nov 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the housing, design, accessibility and sustainability benefits outweighed limited residential amenity concerns.
Councillors and an adjoining business raised concerns about student use, affordable housing, scale, light, noise and future residents’ amenity.
The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to a legal agreement and conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 11 Nov 2025.

Documents 78

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee Report published 11 Nov 2025 Committee Report · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 14

PDF Daylight and Sunlight Study - received 07/04/25 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 24 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement - daylight justification - received 07/04/25 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 24 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Accommodation Schedule - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Employment and Skills Strategy - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Planning Obligations Statement - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Affordable Housing Statement - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Accommodation Schedule - Received 05/06/2024 Supporting Statements/Assessments · 2 Jul 2024 View ↗ PDF Marlborugh Street - Planning and Regeneration Statement.pdf :: Imported Document · 14 Jul 2021 View ↗ PDF RBA_179_Marlborough Street - Design and Access Statement.pdf :: Imported Document · 14 Jul 2021 View ↗ PDF 1890-SCE-00-00-DR-C-0001-P02-Drainage_Strategy.pdf :: Imported Document · 14 Jul 2021 View ↗ PDF MSD-FC-HAC-00-RP-TR-0001-Transport Statement P01.pdf :: Imported Document · 14 Jul 2021 View ↗ PDF 1890-SCE-00-00-DR-C-0002-P01-Drainage construction details.pdf :: Imported Document · 14 Jul 2021 View ↗

Plans & drawings 35

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationForm.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 1 Jul 2024 View ↗

Site constraints 5

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.

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Also on the record

National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; World heritage site 171 m away: Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City; 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: L3 2BZ
Received: 2 Oct 2020
Validated: 1 Jul 2024
Ward: Central Ward
Parish: City Centre
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Apr 2026
Decision: Approved with Conditions
Decision date: 2 Apr 2026
Decision level: Delegated subject to a Legal Agreement
Applicant: Show
Agent: Pegasus Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 640 days from validation, 479 days slower than Liverpool's median of 161 for new homes. Approved, as 74% of new homes here are.

This one640d

Council161d

UK59d

27%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

16%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 8 Apr 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:

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

Land Bordered By Marlborough Street/Marlborough Place/ Pickop Street, Liverpool, L3 2BZ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 78

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 14

Plans & drawings 35

Application forms 1

Other documents 25

Site constraints 5

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Consultation & key dates

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