Imo Car Wash Kew Retail Park Scarisbrick New Road Southport PR8 5RG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2025/02081 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing car wash facility and erection of a replacement restaurant/drive-thru (Class E/Sui Generis) and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 123 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Inside the Southport built-up area; Flood defence 40 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Green belt 48 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 44 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PR8 5RG
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Norwood Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NJL Consulting (Manchester) Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 182 days from validation, 130 days slower than Sefton's median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 97% of demolitions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
111decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Mar 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