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DC/2026/01421 - Environmental Impact Determination(21dy) Registered
New homes

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion for a residential development with associated access, landscaping, public open space, sustainable urban drainage, ecology enhancement, car parking and other associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026, from Sefton's recent new homes. The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Other documents 1

PDF Eia screening appraisal Report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Maghull built-up area; Green belt 19 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 18 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Environmental Impact Determination(21dy)
Postcode
L31 7BP
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Park Ward
Parish
Sefton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Agent
Asteer Planning LLP

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides new homes by day 60.

Day 2040 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
50%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
44 Woodend Avenue Maghull L31 7BE
Erection of a part two storey part single storey extension to the side/rear and a single…
DC/2023/02009
2023 Approved
40 Woodend Avenue Maghull L31 7BE
Erection of garage to the side of the dwellinghouse following the demolition of existing…
DC/2023/01477
2021 Approved
42 Woodend Avenue Maghull Liverpool L31 7BE
Erection of a part two/part single storey extension to the side, a single storey extensio…
DC/2021/01587
2019 Approved
49 Fouracres Maghull Liverpool L31 7BP
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a dormer extension to the rear of…
DC/2019/02163
2018 Approved
12 Fouracres Maghull Liverpool L31 7BP
Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding in the rear garden of the dwellinghouse…
DC/2018/00868
2018 Approved
45 Alt Avenue Maghull Liverpool L31 7BJ
Prior approval submission for a proposed rear extension projecting 4.0 metres from the re…
DC/2018/00940
2018 Approved
22 Fouracres Maghull Liverpool L31 7BP
Erection of a two storey extension to the rear and a single storey extension to the side…
DC/2018/00513
2016 Approved
14 Fouracres Maghull Liverpool L31 7BP
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear, dormer extensions at front and rear an…
DC/2016/01853
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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings