1A Fulwood Way Litherland L21 0JE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) (C4) (4 bedrooms - 4 persons) with cycle and waste storage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 16 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sefton Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the four-person HMO would provide suitable accommodation without significant harm to neighbours or highways.
- A petition and individual objections raised concerns including noise, antisocial behaviour, safety, overdevelopment and pressure on local services.
- The committee refused the application because unusual access would reduce surveillance and promote fear of crime.
Source: Plota analysis of Sefton's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 10 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £93,000 in January 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sefton
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- L21 0JE
- Received
- around 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St Oswald Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 24 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010418 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MMN Architecture Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 91 days from validation, 35 days slower than Sefton's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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