16 Monkswell Drive, Liverpool, L15 8JN

26F/0614Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 26 October 2026

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

To convert existing garage to habitable space with associated fenestration alterations to front in connection with the use of the premise as a Residential Children's Home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of 2 children

Received: 24 February 2026
Council: Liverpool City Council
Ward: Wavertree Village

ReceivedReceived24 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided26 Oct

Decided in 244 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 16 Monkswell Drive, Liverpool, L15 8JN. Liverpool has handled 2,123 applications of this type. This one was decided in 244 days, 27 weeks longer than Liverpool's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Wavertree Village. We hold 1,185 applications in total for the L15 postcode area.

82% of full 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: L15 8JN
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Parish: City North

Planning application dates

Validated: 24 February 2026

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.

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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.

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

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