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Liverpool planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

61.5%

172nd of 297

1.2 points slower than England

Granted

90.8%

174th of 297

In line with England

Extension of time

34.7%

176th of 297

2.4 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

629

Liverpool decided 629 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 90.8%.

61.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (172nd of 297 for speed).

A further 34.7% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 56.9% a year earlier.

Of 24 householder appeals decided in the same period, 29.2% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Liverpool against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	78.1%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	74.4%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	70.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	88.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	98.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.5%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	98.5%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	98.2%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	93.0%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	92.9%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	90.6%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	93.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	93.4%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	86.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	82.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	89.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	87.5%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	97.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	84.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	87.3%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	86.1%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	85.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	78.7%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	82.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	77.3%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	79.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	49.7%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	44.8%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	52.5%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	66.7%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	57.1%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	56.4%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	60.9%	5.6%	78.3%
2016 Q2	59.6%	14.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	55.5%	19.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	56.4%	28.7%	78.0%
2017 Q1	54.2%	27.9%	77.3%
2017 Q2	66.4%	18.9%	78.5%
2017 Q3	60.0%	27.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	62.8%	20.8%	77.1%
2018 Q1	54.8%	29.5%	73.7%
2018 Q2	61.3%	23.1%	74.0%
2018 Q3	60.5%	28.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	50.3%	39.9%	72.7%
2019 Q1	47.2%	33.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	52.3%	37.8%	72.1%
2019 Q3	35.9%	53.3%	69.6%
2019 Q4	52.2%	37.8%	71.5%
2020 Q1	46.5%	45.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	31.0%	64.3%	63.9%
2020 Q3	35.1%	54.3%	63.8%
2020 Q4	33.7%	55.9%	65.3%
2021 Q1	24.7%	71.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	25.5%	66.4%	58.4%
2021 Q3	8.1%	88.5%	53.1%
2021 Q4	23.4%	71.6%	53.0%
2022 Q1	18.4%	63.1%	51.6%
2022 Q2	47.6%	40.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	38.3%	41.5%	53.3%
2022 Q4	47.4%	39.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	35.5%	45.0%	53.5%
2023 Q2	37.7%	49.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	37.3%	48.7%	59.0%
2023 Q4	47.1%	42.6%	59.8%
2024 Q1	62.5%	35.5%	58.8%
2024 Q2	59.0%	30.1%	64.4%
2024 Q3	48.6%	31.2%	64.2%
2024 Q4	52.3%	35.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	59.1%	31.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	65.7%	28.9%	65.0%
2025 Q3	62.9%	30.6%	62.5%
2025 Q4	53.8%	40.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	62.9%	34.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	63.3%	34.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Liverpool against England

Liverpool
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Liverpool	England
2008 Q1	83.6%	85.1%
2008 Q2	82.5%	86.1%
2008 Q3	86.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	86.3%	85.3%
2009 Q1	82.5%	85.9%
2009 Q2	81.7%	86.8%
2009 Q3	88.3%	87.4%
2009 Q4	93.1%	86.9%
2010 Q1	85.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	85.8%	88.0%
2010 Q3	81.7%	87.7%
2010 Q4	85.5%	87.5%
2011 Q1	83.1%	87.9%
2011 Q2	86.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	81.1%	88.3%
2011 Q4	84.0%	88.3%
2012 Q1	83.6%	88.2%
2012 Q2	92.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	86.8%	89.0%
2012 Q4	91.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	96.0%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.5%	90.6%
2013 Q3	92.7%	90.3%
2013 Q4	90.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	96.2%	89.8%
2014 Q2	94.4%	90.5%
2014 Q3	95.5%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.2%	89.2%
2015 Q1	93.1%	89.3%
2015 Q2	96.4%	90.2%
2015 Q3	95.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	95.5%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.0%	90.0%
2016 Q2	94.8%	90.3%
2016 Q3	90.7%	90.2%
2016 Q4	89.5%	89.7%
2017 Q1	90.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	88.5%	90.5%
2017 Q3	89.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	91.3%	90.1%
2018 Q1	92.2%	90.5%
2018 Q2	93.5%	91.0%
2018 Q3	93.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	86.7%	90.5%
2019 Q1	88.6%	90.3%
2019 Q2	94.8%	91.0%
2019 Q3	91.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	94.4%	89.8%
2020 Q1	90.8%	89.9%
2020 Q2	97.6%	90.2%
2020 Q3	95.7%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	92.6%	90.9%
2021 Q2	97.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	94.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	95.0%	90.1%
2022 Q1	90.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	92.4%	90.4%
2022 Q3	89.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	84.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	86.0%	89.3%
2023 Q2	88.6%	89.2%
2023 Q3	86.7%	88.6%
2023 Q4	88.2%	88.2%
2024 Q1	91.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	86.7%	89.1%
2024 Q3	84.8%	89.4%
2024 Q4	85.9%	88.6%
2025 Q1	88.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	93.4%	90.4%
2025 Q3	91.1%	90.1%
2025 Q4	88.5%	90.1%
2026 Q1	91.9%	90.6%
2026 Q2	90.7%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks61.5%
8 to 13 weeks1.7%
13 to 26 weeks1.1%
Over 26 weeks1.0%
Extension of time agreed34.7%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	387
8 to 13 weeks	11
13 to 26 weeks	7
Over 26 weeks	6
Extension of time agreed	218

Appeals

Decided: 24
Allowed: 29.2%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Liverpool has published 36 conservation areas.
Liverpool has published 1,421 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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