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Units 14 & 15, The Matchworks, 40 Speke Road, Liverpool, L19 2RF

19L/2490Listed Building ConsentPending Decision

Proposal

Internal alterations to existing building to allow for conversion to a climbing centre (Class D2) as approved under 19F/0630

Received
10 September 2019
Decided
5 November 2019 · Approved with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speke-Garston Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated10 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Liverpool94% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application at Units 14 & 15, The Matchworks, 40 Speke Road, Liverpool, L19 2RF. Liverpool has handled 212 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 132 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 11 weeks quicker than Liverpool's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 618 applications in total for the L19 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
19L/2490
Address
Units 14 & 15, The Matchworks, 40 Speke Road, Liverpool, L19 2RF
Postcode
L19 2RF
Local Authority
Liverpool
Application Type
Listed Building Consent
Development Type
alterations to building
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Speke-Garston Ward
Parish
Speke-Garston Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 September 2019
Consultation Expiry
23 October 2019
Date Decided
5 November 2019
Date Validated
10 September 2019
Date Submitted
10 September 2019
Consultation Start
2 October 2019
Consultation End
23 October 2019
Last Date for Comments
1 November 2019
Application Expires
5 November 2019
Committee Meeting
4 November 2019
Permission Expires
5 November 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
26
Coordinates
53.353218, -2.894157
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Liverpool

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Associated applications

  1. 2019
    10 Sep

    Internal alterations to existing building to allow for conversion to a climbing centre (Class D2) as approved…

    This applicationApprovedHeritage19L/2490
  2. 2019
    21 Feb

    To change use from offices (B1) to climbing centre (D2)

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPart of19F/0630

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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