16 Hesketh Road Southport PR9 9PD Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00773 - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Section 211 Notice to fell 1.No Copper Beech Tree. (Lies within Hesketh Road Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Hesketh Road Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
SSSI about 39 m away: Hesketh Golf Links 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Southport built-up area.
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 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 £585,000 in November 2011. Detached house, freehold.

1 November 2011£585,000

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

Building

Floor area525 m² (5,651 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (29 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2010, 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
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PR9 9PD
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Cambridge Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Traditional Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
160decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.