Units 14 & 15, The Matchworks, 40 Speke Road, Liverpool, L19 2RF
Proposal
To change use from offices (B1) to climbing centre (D2)
- Received
- 21 February 2019
- Decided
- 21 May 2019 · Approved with Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Ward
- Speke-Garston Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted21 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation5 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 May
Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at Units 14 & 15, The Matchworks, 40 Speke Road, Liverpool, L19 2RF. Liverpool has handled 2,123 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 101 days. This one was decided in 89 days, 12 days quicker than Liverpool's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 618 applications in total for the L19 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201910 Sep
Internal alterations to existing building to allow for conversion to a climbing centre (Class D2) as approved…
ApprovedListed building consentRelated19L/2490 - 201921 Feb
To change use from offices (B1) to climbing centre (D2)
This applicationApprovedFull19F/0630
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Hamilton Grange, Banks Road, Liverpool, L19Part of the site · +1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO517Part of the site · +6 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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