Former Pig Farm To The Rear Of Abbey Gardens Southport Road Lydiate L31 4EQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2025/02052 - Permission In Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 4No. bungalows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
27 Feb 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
23 Sept 2026

Refused on 27 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lydiate built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
L31 4EQ
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Park Ward
Parish
Lydiate Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008723 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
PWA Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 15 days faster than Sefton's median of 66 for new homes. Refused, as 22% of new homes here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
52decided 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
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 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