Playfootball Centre Drummond Road Crosby L23 9YP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Creation of 4no. padel tennis courts and 1 no. padbol court to an existing sport facility, erection of a single storey building for the use as a clubhouse and associated works, following the demolition of the existing storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 80.

The consultation period closed on 30 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Crosby (Sefton) built-up area; Priority habitat 13 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
L23 9YP
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
St Oswald Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Agent
JCA Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 80, past the statutory target. 85% of demolitions in Sefton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 8024 days past the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
111decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sefton ranks #119 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sefton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #66 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #59 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #119 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #141 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
76 decided
1,029
Total decisions
75 refused in the year to March 2026