4 Oakwood Avenue Birkdale PR8 3HX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and alterations to roof from hip to gable. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £175,000 in April 2020. Semi-detached house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2017, the latest held for this property. 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
- PR8 3HX
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ainsdale Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Certificate Issued - Proposed Use
- Decision date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A1 Plans2Build Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, 24 days faster than Sefton's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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