59 - 61 Botanic Road Southport PR9 7NE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01013 - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Section 211 notice for the felling of 1.No Ash tree (T1) (Lies within the Churchtown Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Bold Arms Hotel, With Attached Wooden Railings
List entry 1379530 · The pin is inside its outline · 35 more listed buildings within 150 m (35 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 35 with distances
Historic England ↗
Churchtown Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 166 m away: Churchtown Botanic Gardens; Heritage at risk 66 m away: North Meols, Southport; Inside the Southport built-up area; Green belt 66 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,980,000 in February 2019. Other property, freehold.

22 February 2019£1,980,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
11 December 2017£1,032,011Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PR9 7NE
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Meols Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SKYHIGH

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
160decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.