Planning
Tools:
- Do I need Planning Permission? (Planning Wizard) - this link will take you to the Planning Wizard which will ask you a number of questions to assess whether you need to apply for planning permission or not. You need to have the address of the property; some basic details about the size of the proposal etc.
- Planning Explorer
This allows you to search the live planning database to see what applications have been received by the Planning Service. You can also track the progress of applications and find out what constraints apply to the property and who has been consulted. You can search on a number of fields within the database. - Planning Portal
This is a website which has information about planning.
It is a good place to look before you decide whether you need to put in a planning application.
It also allows on line planning applications to be made.
Planning and Building Control is responsible for looking after development in Liverpool. We guide development to help to make Liverpool a premier European City: a place where people want to live, work, visit and invest.
Planning and Building Control is split into five teams:
- Development Control Team
Development Control is the way in which we decide how land in the city can be used: what can be built there, and what can't.
View our Development Control Charter![(PDF [32.6Kb] opens in new window)](/images/PDF.gif)
- Development Plans Team
This team prepares plans to help with the future development and use of land in Liverpool.
They are responsible for the Council's Local Development Framework. This is a folder of local development documents that outline how planning will be managed within the city.
The most important of these is the Unitary Development Plan, which is the City's land use plan. It is used for making decisions on planning applications and for 'Supplementary Planning Guidance notes'. These help to explain in more detail the Council's planning policy needs for car parking, landscaping, disabled access, and so on.
The team also prepares policies for open space and shops; and has a key role in controlling housing land.
Find out more about our Adopted Documents. - Urban Design and Conservation Team
This team protects and enhances the City's Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings by encouraging good urban design. One of their most important tasks is protecting and getting improvements carried out on our Listed Buildings where these are at risk of falling into disrepair.
The team also look after the City's World Heritage Site status. - Building Control Team
Building Control makes sure that buildings are designed and built with the health and safety of occupiers, the public and visitors to the city in mind. Any proposal to erect a new building, extension of a building or alterations to existing buildings will need an application for Building Regulations approval.
A team of Plan Appraisal staff assess plans for building work which are submitted to us. When construction begins, the building work will be inspected at various stages by our team of Field Control Surveyors, to make sure everything is being built as agreed.
We are also responsible for the inspection of dangerous structures and premises open to unauthorised access. This includes derelict and abandoned buildings where children may enter and hurt themselves, or where a building is in danger of falling down and injuring people. If the owner does not make the building safe when we ask them to, we can carry out work to remove the danger and send them the bill afterwards.
We are also responsible for agreeing to and monitoring all Demolition Work. We must be told before any building is demolished. - Business Support Team
This team provides administrative support to all teams within Planning and Building Control.
They are responsible for the processing of all Planning and Building Control applications, and also for sending out consultation letters and issuing decisions on all applications.
They answer land charge enquiries relating to all aspects of Planning and Building Control, and provide site histories on properties.
Weekly Lists of Planning Applications
31st March to 11th April 2008 (2 weeks)
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Contact us:
- By telephone: 0151 233 3021
- By email: planningandbuildingcontrol@liverpool.gov.uk
- In person: Millennium House, 60 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L1 6JP
- By mail: Planning and Building Control, Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, L1 2DH