7A Bolton Road Birkdale PR8 4BE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of one dwellinghouse into two apartments, one apartment at ground floor and the second at first floor, installation of balcony at first floor level to the rear, including a 1.8m privacy screen to the side and external alterations to side and rear. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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 £169,000 in July 2001. Detached house, freehold.
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 January 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower than Sefton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.
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
- 11 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 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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