65 Scarisbrick New Road Southport PR8 6LF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00405 - Householder application Refused

Proposal

Timber fence and gates to front and side boundary of property (retrospective 29/08/2025). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
24 Apr 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
17 Aug 2026

Refused on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Southport built-up area; National infrastructure project 995 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1

Last sold for £235,000 in June 2000. Detached house, freehold.

9 June 2000£235,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area513 m² (5,522 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 84)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, 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
Householder application
Postcode
PR8 6LF
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Kew Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 17 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6011377 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Cunningham Building Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 3% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
504decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.