Oakwood Homes Fairways Park Land To The Rear Of 34 Lynton Road Birkdale Southport PR8 3AW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01096 - Variation of condition Registered

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning permission approved 17/10/2025 to enable the substitution of Approved House Type S1 (Oakdene) by Proposed House Type Z (Larchwood) (Plots 17 & 18), amendment to garden boundaries (Plots 16, 17 & 18), and amendments to Site Plan, Boundary Treatments Plan, Soft Landscaping Plan and Materials Schedule & Hard Landscaping Plan Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 26 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 5 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 167 m away: Sefton Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 63 m away: Sefton Coast SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Southport built-up area; Green belt 64 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; National infrastructure project 1888 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application.
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.

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Variation of condition
Postcode
PR8 3AW
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Birkdale Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Planning Studio

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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