47 Canal Street Bootle L20 8AE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use part of the building as office and canteen, erection of an internal mezzanine structure and use of existing hardstanding for a car park. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 8 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2019, 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
- L20 8AE
- Received
- around 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Linacre Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Certificate Issued - Proposed Use
- Decision date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 14 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004230 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- PHPC LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 86 days from validation, 37 days slower than Sefton's median of 49 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 87% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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