PlanningLens holds 33,059 decisions from the Liverpool planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Liverpool, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | – | – | 16,677 | – |
| Other | – | – | 16,329 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 4,113 | – |
| Trees | – | – | 3,698 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 3,135 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 2,884 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 1,174 | – |
| Change of Use | – | – | 17 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 8 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | – | – | 5,351 | – |
| Riverside | – | – | 2,724 | – |
| Woolton | – | – | 2,716 | – |
| Church | – | – | 1,936 | – |
| Allerton and Hunts Cross | – | – | 1,926 | – |
| Childwall | – | – | 1,918 | – |
| Cressington | – | – | 1,916 | – |
| Princes Park | – | – | 1,732 | – |
| St Michael's | – | – | 1,713 | – |
| Mossley Hill | – | – | 1,443 | – |
| Greenbank | – | – | 1,380 | – |
| Picton | – | – | 1,362 | – |
| Wavertree | – | – | 1,310 | – |
| Speke-Garston | – | – | 1,188 | – |
| Kirkdale | – | – | 1,170 | – |
| West Derby | – | – | 1,111 | – |
| Knotty Ash | – | – | 1,037 | – |
| Croxteth | – | – | 947 | – |
| Everton | – | – | 919 | – |
| Old Swan | – | – | 905 | – |
| Fazakerley | – | – | 891 | – |
| Kensington and Fairfield | – | – | 854 | – |
| Tuebrook and Stoneycroft | – | – | 832 | – |
| Warbreck | – | – | 782 | – |
| Yew Tree | – | – | 760 | – |
Showing the 25 wards with the most decisions, of 94. The property report covers every ward.
See full ward breakdown →Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 25H/3571 Penny Lane | To retain single storey extensions to side and rear following the demolition of | Approved |
| 25H/3292 City Centre South | To erect a single storey extension to side and rear. | Approved |
| 26H/0203 Orrell Park | To erect single storey extension to rear and install no. 1 door to side followin | Approved |
| 26H/0201 County | Installation of External Wall Insulation with silicone render finish to rear/gab | Approved |
| 26H/0198 County | Installation of External Wall Insulation with silicone render finish to rear/gab | Approved |
| 26H/0196 County | Installation of external wall insulation with silicone render finish to rear/gab | Approved |
| 26LP/0176 Greenbank Park | Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for a rear dormer e | Approved |
| 26H/0002 Belle Vale | To erect two storey side extension and conservatory to rear | Approved |
| 26H/0107 Calderstones | To remove existing first floor side extension, erect pitched roof over the groun | Approved |
| 26H/0132 Garston | To install an EV charging unit to the external wall of the property. | Refused |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from Liverpool's 33,059 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Liverpool on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 33,059 planning decisions from Liverpool. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Liverpool. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.