Brook Farm Moss Side Formby L37 0AF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01344 - Full Application Registered
AgriculturalChange of useCommercial & major worksSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use of an agricultural barn to a leisure facility, comprising of 1no. padel court, including an extension to the front elevation of the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 15 Oct 2026, from Sefton's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

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Documents 9

Statements & assessments 6

PDF Amended design & access statement rev a Report · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage strategy and surface water management statement Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement brook farm moss side Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity statement Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental dna survey results for great crested newt Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Inspection & assessment in relation to bats and breeding birds Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee comment - highways Consultee Comment · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Site notice photo Photo · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Public footpath 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Flood defence 30 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Formby built-up area; Priority habitat 40 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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 £325,000 in October 2003. Detached house, freehold.

13 October 2003£325,000

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

Building

Floor area234 m² (2,519 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (90 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built2012 onwards
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2016, 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
Full Application
Postcode
L37 0AF
Received
around 12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Formby East Ward
Parish
Formby Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clayton Architecture Limited

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 78% of changes of use in Sefton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 587 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
54%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
75decided 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
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Moss Side Cottages Moss Side Formby
Erection of a single storey extension to the side, dormer extensions to the front and rea…
DC/2022/00368
2021 Approved
Moss Side Cottages Moss Side Formby
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of 2No. single storey detached outbui…
DC/2021/02583
2021 Withdrawn
Moss Side Cottages Moss Side Formby L37 0AA
Erection of a single storey extension to the side, dormer extensions to the front and rea…
DC/2021/00884
2018 Approved
Moss Side Farm Moss Side Formby Liverpool L37 0AF
Erection of a first floor extension to the side of the dwellinghouse
DC/2018/01533
2018 Approved
Brook Farm Moss Side Formby Liverpool L37 0AF
Erection of 2 no farm buildings following demolition of existing farm building
DC/2018/01058
2018 Withdrawn
Brook Farm Moss Side Formby Liverpool L37 0AF
Erection of an attached building for the use as a dog day care centre following the demol…
DC/2018/00189
2017 Approved
Brook Farm Moss Side Formby Liverpool L37 0AF
Erection of 4 outbuildings following removal of existing open frontage storage barn
DC/2017/00632
2016 Approved
Moss Side Farm Workshop Moss Side Formby Liverpool L37 0AF
Siting of a detached building to be used for lambing and hay storage after demolition of…
DC/2016/01308
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.