Planning appeal decision
Connect Business Village, Derby Road, Liverpool, L5 9PR
Planning appeal 3373705 at Connect Business Village, Derby Road, Liverpool, L5 9PR (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the surrounding area.
replacement D48 displays
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Clark J
- Postcode
- L5 9PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed advertisements would have a harmful effect on the amenity of the surrounding area through their size, prominence, visual intrusiveness and contradiction of the quality and character of the business village.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy UD9
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Liverpool City Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Dismissed1 July 20266010103286 Scotland Road, Liverpool, L5 8XW
- Allowed26 June 20266005694Adjacent Bella Italia, 39 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, L1 1JP
- Allowed26 June 20266005693Adjacent Bella Italia, 39 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, L1 1JP
- Allowed20 April 20266004444Pavement O/S Tesco, Opposite 264 Park Road, Dingle, Liverpool, L8 4UE
- Allowed20 April 20266004441Pavement O/S Tesco, Opposite 264 Park Road, Dingle, Liverpool, L8 4UE
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®