14 Hawthorne Road Bootle L20 2DN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00881 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor from commercial use to a 1-bedroom residential unit including minor external alterations (Part-Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 10 Sept 2026; it is now day 116. The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Bootle and Waterloo HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Bootle (Sefton) built-up area; Air quality management area 41 m away: Liverpool City AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Full Application
Postcode
L20 2DN
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Bootle East Ward
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eagle Planning & Development Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 116, past the statutory target. 67% of changes of use in Sefton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 11660 days past the 56-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
48decided 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
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jul 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