Liverpool City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Liverpool City Council decided more than 2,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 19% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Liverpool City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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3 September 2026 · Refused
Land At Vauxhall Road And Eldon Street, Liverpool, L3 6HQ · 26F/0871
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26 August 2026 · Approved
The Grafton Rooms And Associated Land, Between West Derby Road, Farnworth Street, Boaler Street, Liverpool, L6 9BY · 23F/1939
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Imperial Court Exchange Street East, Liverpool, L2 3AB · 26PCU/1639
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9 July 2026 · Approved
Former Bogans Carpets Unit, New Bird Street,, Liverpool, L1 0DN · 16F/2922
Figures for Liverpool City Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 19%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 8%of more than 690 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 390 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 41%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 94plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Liverpool City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the provision of family dwellings in the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the achievement of healthy and safe communities, particularly in regard to…”
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“The main issue is whether the proposed development would result in the harmful loss of a family sized dwelling.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the building itself and the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.