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To object to a planning application in Liverpool, find it on Liverpool City Council's planning portal and comment within 21 days. Quote the reference and stick to material planning considerations. To see every new application as it arrives, use PlanWatch's Liverpool planning applications page.
Liverpool receives about 263 planning applications a month by PlanWatch's count, 312 in the last 30 days of our data. Each one has its own comment deadline, usually 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice.
How Liverpool City Council takes comments
Online, on the planning portal
Applications are on the council's Licensing and Regulations (LAR) system. You can view them without an account, but to comment you must sign in or register for a LAR account, then use "make a representation" on an open application. Open the Liverpool portal.
Liverpool City Council's comment pages give no email or postal address for planning comments, so use the portal.
Checked on Liverpool City Council's own pages on 27 October 2026: liverpool.gov.uk: Comment on a planning application, liverpool.gov.uk: Planning application process. Councils change their process, so check the application's own page for its closing date.
Liverpool planning in numbers
PlanWatch reads Liverpool's planning register regularly. It recorded 1,995 applications from March 2026 to 26 October 2026.
| Measure | Liverpool |
|---|---|
| Applications recorded | 1,995 (about 263 a month) |
| Received in the last 30 days of data | 312 |
| Already decided | 22% (445) |
| Still awaiting a decision | 1,408 |
| Approval rate, recorded outcomes | 71% of 445 approve-or-refuse decisions |
What Liverpool residents apply for
| Type of work | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extensions | 453 | 23% |
| Change of use and conversions | 238 | 12% |
| Trees | 205 | 10% |
| Shopfronts and signs | 134 | 7% |
| Demolition | 122 | 6% |
Types are read from each application's description, so one application can count under more than one. 250 were follow-up paperwork (discharging conditions, amendments), which is rarely worth an objection.
Recent Liverpool applications
The newest Liverpool applications PlanWatch holds that are still awaiting a decision. Comments may still be open on these: the closing date is on each one's council page.
| Reference | Where | Proposal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26A/2284 | Maiden Lane, Liverpool (L13) | To display 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign | Awaiting decision, received 26 October 2026 |
| 26A/2638 | Liverpool (L3) | To display 2 no. externally illuminated fascia signs; 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign; 2 no. non-illuminated fascia signs; 2 no.… | Awaiting decision, received 26 October 2026 |
| 26A/2655 | Concert Square (L1) | To display 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 2 no. post-mounted internally illuminated lettering signs. | Awaiting decision, received 26 October 2026 |
| 26A/2801 | Ranelagh Street, Liverpool (L1) | To display 2no. fascia signs and 1no. projecting / hanging sign | Awaiting decision, received 26 October 2026 |
Recently decided
| Reference | Where | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26LP/2739 | Aigburth (L17) | Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a Single Storey Rear Extension following demolition of existing conservatory | Approved (received 12 October 2026) |
| 26LE/2768 | Garmoyle Road, Liverpool (L15) | Application for Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for House in Multiple Occupation for 3-6 Persons (Use Class C4) | Approved (received 5 October 2026) |
| 26LP/2837 | Sherwoods Lane, Liverpool (L10) | Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for dormers either side of the roof plane and install no.2 roof lights with… | Refused (received 5 October 2026) |
We show the street or area only, never a house number or anyone's name. Search your postcode on the Liverpool planning page to see what's near you.
What you can object to
An objection only counts if it is about a material planning consideration. Loss of value, a private view, competition or who the applicant is do not count. Most Liverpool applications are extensions and change of use and conversions, so these are the grounds that come up most here:
Also: noise and disturbance, trees, overbearing impact, traffic and parking, construction disruption, drainage and flooding. Then write it up with the objection letter guide or the template. Numbers alone rarely decide it: see how many objections stop an application.
Get alerted before the comment deadline
The 21-day clock starts when Liverpool City Council notifies neighbours or puts up the site notice, not when you happen to notice the scaffolding. PlanWatch reads the Liverpool register regularly and adds new applications as they appear. Search your postcode free, save it to a free account, and on a paid plan get an email within hours of a new application near you reaching the register, while there is still time to comment.
Already found the application? If you think the decision was wrong, read whether you can object after approval.
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Build my objection letterObjecting in Liverpool: questions
How long do I have to object to a planning application in Liverpool?
Liverpool City Council gives 21 days to comment: "For most applications the statutory consultation period is 3 weeks from the date the consultation letters are sent out."
Can I object to a Liverpool planning application by email?
Liverpool City Council asks for comments online on the planning portal; it does not publish an email address for planning comments. Applications are on the council's Licensing and Regulations (LAR) system. You can view them without an account, but to comment you must sign in or register for a LAR account, then use "make a representation" on an open application.
How many planning applications does Liverpool get?
PlanWatch recorded 1,995 planning applications for Liverpool from March 2026 to 26 October 2026, about 263 a month, 312 of them in the last 30 days of that period. Of the 445 with a recorded approve-or-refuse outcome, 71% were approved.
Disclaimer: PlanWatch provides general information about UK planning processes. This content is not legal advice. Check the application's own page on the Liverpool portal for its closing date.