5 - 7 Moor Lane Crosby L23 2SE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00724 - Prior notification commercial (56 days) Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of the upper floors from (Class E) to 2no. flats (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Crosby (Sefton) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1637 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £237,000 in August 2019. Other property, freehold.

16 August 2019£237,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Prior notification commercial (56 days)
Postcode
L23 2SE
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Manor Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Reqd + Approved
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Edgeplan Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
76decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.