Pavement O/s 45 - 47 Eastbank Street Southport PR8 1DY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00894 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Advertisement consent for the display of 2 no. internally illuminated LCD display screens shown on proposed BT Street Hub unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 May 2026
✓
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
Southport HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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
Conservation area 85 m away: Lord Street Conservation Area; Inside the Southport built-up area; Heritage at risk 85 m away: Lord Street, Southport.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
PR8 1DY
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Dukes Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitie

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 27 days slower than Sefton's median of 52 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 81% of signs and adverts here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 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