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Former Sony Building, Napier Court Stephenson Way, Liverpool, L13 1HD

24PV/0303Prior Approval Various to State Funded School or NurseyApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved

Council decision: Prior Approval Given

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for prior approval for proposed change of use from Office to Secondary School.

Received
1 February 2024
Ward
Wavertree Village
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Former Sony Building, Napier Court Stephenson Way, Liverpool, L13 1HD. Liverpool has handled 1,040 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 February 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Wavertree Village. We hold 145 applications in total for the L13 postcode area.

71% of outline applications at Liverpool City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
L13 1HD
Application type
Prior Approval Various to State Funded School or Nursey
Parish
City North

Planning application dates

Validated
1 February 2024

Planning decision

Decision
Prior Approval Given

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: The Liverpool (Anfield, Central, Greenbank, Kensington and Fairfield, Picton, Princess Pa…
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Mar

    To discharge conditions 1 (Highway Improvement Works) 2 (Parking and Servicing Areas) 4 (Cycle Parking…

    PendingDischarge of conditions25DIS/0797
  2. 2024
    1 Feb

    Application for prior approval for proposed change of use from Office to Secondary School.

    This applicationApprovedOutline24PV/0303

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