Planning & Transportation
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Planning & Transportation is divided principally into three major service areas which deliver services to the public either directly, or through contract or partnership arrangements.
Parking Services
Has responsibility for the delivery of the City wide Decriminalised Parking Enforcement, On & Off Street Pay & Display parking provision, residents parking scheme permits.
Planning and Building Control
This area looks after all building development in the City. They are at the heart of the changes to the City, and have played a major part in Liverpool's many award winning projects.
The team prepares:
- local planning policies;
- development plans, and
- design guidelines.
It also contributes to forward thinking and top quality designs; through the planning applications process.
There are five sub teams in this area:
- Development Control: This team regulates how the city develops and uses its land; considers planning applications and appeals (over 300 a year); and takes action where breaches of control take place.
Contact - Tel: 0151 233 3021 Email: planningandbuildingcontrol@liverpool.gov.uk - Development Plans: Prepares plans which say how land in the city can be used. The most important of these is the Unitary Development Plan, a plan we must produce by law. It has policies and proposals to give the basis for decisions on planning applications. It contains policies and proposals, which provide the basis for the Council's decisions on planning applications and Supplementary Planning Guidance notes. These help to explain in more detail the Council's planning policy requirements for car parking, landscaping, disabled access etc.
The team also prepares policies for open space and retailing and has a key role in monitoring housing land supply and development.
Contact - Tel: 0151 233 3021 Email: development.plans@liverpool.gov.uk - Urban Design & Conservation: this team protect and enhance the City's Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings. They also promote good urban design, and played a major part in the City's World Heritage Site status.
Contact - Tel: 0151 233 3021 Email: planningandbuildingcontrol@liverpool.gov.uk - Building Control: a team that oversees construction and demolition of building projects. This ensures the health and safety of occupiers, public and visitors to the City. The team also take enforcement action if building owners leave them unsafe.
Contact - Tel: 0151 233 3021 Email: planningandbuildingcontrol@liverpool.gov.uk - Business Support give support to the above services. They:-
- register and validate all Planning and Building Control applications
- send out consultation letters and issue decisions for all applications
- do land charge enquiries for all aspects of Planning and Building Control
- provide site histories
Contact - Tel: 0151 233 3021, Email: planningandbuildingcontrol@liverpool.gov.uk
Send written correspondence to: Planning & Building Control, Liverpool City Council, 4th Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Street, Liverpool L1 6JD
Transportation
Working closely with several partners and service providers, Transportation provides key street based services throughout the city, client managing all highway, footpath and street lighting maintenance in partnership with Enterprise-Liverpool. Other key services managed by the division include the council's Local Transport Plan, the City Centre Movement Strategy and road and pedestrian safety including school crossing patrols.
Contact - Tel: 0151 233 8130, Email: Highways.Management@liverpool.gov.uk
How to contact us by post
You can write to us at the following address:
[Team Name]
Regeneration Portfolio,
Liverpool City Council,
Municipal Buildings,
Dale Street
Liverpool L2 2DH
