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Planning appeals in Sefton

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Sefton since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 400 planning appeals in Sefton since 2016, of which 34% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 39 decisions, 36% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 20 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

407

appeals on record since 2016

34%

of decided appeals allowed

20 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 36% allowed

By appeal type

Householder111 decided

29% allowed

Minor177 decided

33% allowed

Major22 decided

68% allowed

Commercial20 decided

50% allowed

Enforcement53 decided

25% allowed

Other19 decided

42% allowed

Not classified5 decided

0% allowed

By procedure

Written representations389 decided

32% allowed

Hearings16 decided

50% allowed

Inquiries2 decided

100% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 32 · 34% allowed 2025 · 39 · 36% allowed 2024 · 52 · 37% allowed 2023 · 43 · 28% allowed 2022 · 25 · 36% allowed 2021 · 42 · 44% allowed 2020 · 51 · 26% allowed 2019 · 27 · 33% allowed 2018 · 37 · 36% allowed 2017 · 38 · 37% allowed 2016 · 21 · 24% allowed

Latest decisions in Sefton

Dismissed23 September 2026· minor6008723
Land to the Rear of Abbey Gardens, Southport Road, Lydiate, L31 4EQ
Erection of up to 4 No. bungalows
Dismissed9 September 20266009026
64 Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5AR
Change of use of residential dwelling (C3) to children's care home (C2) for one child
Dismissed7 September 2026· minor6010758
14 Blundell Drive, Birkdale, PR8 4RG
Erection of a dwellinghouse following demolition of existing bungalow, including widening of existing vehicular access and rebuilding of garden wall, without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DC/2024/00988
Dismissed7 September 20266008359
9 Green Lane, Formby, L37 7DJ
Removal of existing timber doors to shop premises and replacement with powder coated steel doors and installation of new shopfront signage
Allowed1 September 2026· minor6010397
41a Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4AG
two bedroomed flat above existing retailing property – hairdresser's
Dismissed17 August 2026· householder6011377
65 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport, PR8 6LF
Timber fence and gates to front and side boundary of property
Dismissed3 August 2026· minor6007538
Land Adjacent to 5 Blythe Mews, Southport, PR8 3BX
the erection of a two storey, three bedroom dwellinghouse with landscaping and associated works
Dismissed23 July 20266008166
192 Cambridge Road, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7LS
the retrospective application for the erection of a single storey extension to the front and side elevations with accessible access and new boundary treatment (alternative to DC/2023/02061)
Dismissed2 July 20266007242
31 Bedford Road, Birkdale, PR8 4HU
the change of use of Residential Dwelling (Use Class C3) to Children’s Home (Use Class C2)
Allowed4 June 2026· householder6006963
24 Poplar Avenue, Crosby, L23 2SU
conversion and extension of an existing dwelling to create usable second storey space, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/2021/00751, dated 14 May 2021
Dismissed3 June 20266005169
138 Bispham Road, Southport, PR9 7BL
erection of a two storey side extension, first floor extension to rear, erection of a porch and dormer to front and conversion of ground floor from a gym to a convenience shop (class e) open 24 hours with hatch service only between 11pm and 6am (Part Retrospective)
Notice varied and upheld26 May 2026· enforcement3374215
Land at Southport And Birkdale Sports Club, Trafalgar Road, Birkdale, PR8 2HF
Material change of use of land to a mixed use as a sports club and the operation of a catering company including the siting of six storage containers
Notice varied and upheld26 May 2026· enforcement3371666
20 Sandringham Road, Formby, L37 6EQ
Erection of a fence in excess of 1 metre in height within the curtilage of the property
Allowed26 May 2026· ldc3363146
101 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LS
Introduction of one additional HMO room into the existing 7 bedroom sui generis HMO
Allowed14 May 2026· householder6005548
71 Runnells Lane, Crosby, Sefton, L23 1XJ
the installation of air source heat pump to side elevation of dwelling

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.