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DC/2026/00047 - Variation of condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 5 pursuant to planning permission approved on 05.06.2025 to allow limited flexibility to accommodate children from neighbouring authorities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Committee
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sefton Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the change would retain safeguards, affect no more than two children, and create no further material planning concerns.
  • Seven objections raised concerns about disturbance, parking, highway safety, children’s welfare, family contact and the legal test for varying the condition.
  • The committee approved the recommendation and granted the application subject to conditions and the stated reasons.
Read how the committee decided The proposed change, the site and history, objections, officers’ assessment, and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Sefton's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision - variation of condition approv Decision · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee report (11th march) Committee Report · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Cover letter variation of condition 5 Correspondence · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation 171 m away: Sefton Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 171 m away: Sefton Coast SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Southport built-up area; Green belt 52 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £182,750 in October 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 October 2024£182,750Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 May 2020£164,000

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

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Variation of condition
Postcode
PR8 3LQ
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Ainsdale Ward
Case officer
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Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3a-b (Sound proofing) attached to planning perm…
DC/2025/00958
2025 Approved
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a residential children's home (Class C2)…
DC/2025/00095
2024 Refused
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to a children…
DC/2024/01897
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
608 Liverpool Road Birkdale PR8 3BQ
Front porch and bay window extension, ground floor rear extension, garden room, and loft…
DC/2025/01672
2025 Approved
5 Bradshaws Lane Ainsdale PR8 3LQ
Proposed granny annex to rear and side of main dwelling.
DC/2025/00868
2025 Withdrawn
5 Bradshaws Lane Ainsdale PR8 3LQ
Proposed Granny Annex to rear and side of main dwellinghouse.
DC/2025/00688
2021 Approved
622 Liverpool Road Ainsdale Southport PR8 3BH
Erection of a two storey extension to the side of the dwellinghouse.
DC/2021/02780
2021 Approved
604 Liverpool Road Birkdale Southport PR8 3BQ
Erection of a single storey side and dormer extension to the rear of the dwellinghouse.
DC/2021/02534
2016 Approved
614 Liverpool Road Birkdale Southport PR8 3BQ
Erection of a new detached garage to the rear of the dwellinghouse.
DC/2016/01354
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.