Hideaway Cottage 2D Freshfield Road Formby L37 3JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse, after demolition of existing single storey porch. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sefton
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
- Postcode
- L37 3JB
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Ravenmeols Ward
- Parish
- Formby Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Certificate Issued - Proposed Use
- Decision date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Adrian Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 97% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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