4 Eaton Road, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 7JJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
To use the premises as a Children's Home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of 2 children aged between 7 - 17, with a maximum of 3 care staff Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Liverpool Planning Committee on 31 Mar 2026. Earlier deferred on 6 Jan 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the small, supervised home could operate without undue harm to neighbours or the highway network.
- A local resident objected to the suitability of the premises for a children’s home.
Source: Plota analysis of Liverpool's committee minutes of 31 Mar 2026.
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 4
Site constraints 5
Checked on 18 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- L12 7JJ
- Received
- 24 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 28 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Sandfield Park
- Parish
- City North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Rose Consulting
How this decision compares
Decided in 370 days from validation, 313 days slower than Liverpool's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 61% of changes of use here are.
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
- 2 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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