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DC/2026/01257 - Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array on the existing pitched roofs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

9 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Sefton's recent lawful development certificates.

Comments are open until 24 Oct 2026

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Documents 10

Application forms 2

PDF Application form Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction

Bootle and Waterloo 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Crosby (Sefton) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1085 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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: Certificate of lawfulness (existing use)
Postcode: L22 9RG
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 9 Sept 2026
Ward: Waterloo Ward
Target decision: 4 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mantis Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides lawful development certificates by day 49.

prediction

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target

85%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

104decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Sefton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sefton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 24 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Installation of an external air source heat pump and enclosure

DC/2025/02036 2 Apr 2026

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

16 Oxford Road Waterloo Liverpool L22 8QF

Construction of a vehicular access to a classified road.

DC/2023/00764 5 Jul 2023

2022 Refused

26 Blucher Street Waterloo Liverpool L22 8QB

Change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (C3) to a dual use dwellinghouse (C3) or shor…

DC/2022/02292 1 Feb 2023

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