Full approval rate in Liverpool

Liverpool approved 88.7% of full applications, based on 16,677 decisions analysed.

Last updated: March 2026

88.7%

full approval rate

16,677

Full decisions

14,800

Approved

1,877

Refused

88.6%

Liverpool overall

How full compares in Liverpool

Full (16,677 decided)

88.7%

Liverpool all types (48,035 decided)

88.6%

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 48,035 decisions.

Other application types in Liverpool

Full (16,677 decided)

88.7%

Other (16,328 decided)

89.9%

Advertisement (4,113 decided)

87.8%

Trees (3,698 decided)

92.1%

Listed Building (3,135 decided)

94.8%

Certificate of Lawfulness (2,884 decided)

78.4%

Prior Approval (1,175 decided)

69.4%

Change of Use (17 decided)

58.8%

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