Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008

The objective of this clause is to ensure minimum sufficient separation of buildings for reasons of visual appearance, privacy and solar access.

Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of a building on land in Liverpool city centre unless the separation distance from neighbouring buildings and between separate towers, or other separate raised parts, of the same building is at least—

9 metres for parts of buildings between 12 metres and 25 metres above ground level (finished) on land in Zone R4 High Density Residential, and

12 metres for parts of buildings between 25 metres and 35 metres above ground level (finished) on land in Zone R4 High Density Residential, and

18 metres for parts of buildings above 35 metres on land in Zone R4 High Density Residential and

12 metres for parts of buildings between 25 metres and 45 metres above ground level (finished) on land in Zone E2 Commercial Centre or MU1 Mixed Use, and

28 metres for parts of buildings 45 metres or more above ground level (finished) on land in Zone E2 Commercial Centre or MU1 Mixed Use.