84 Waterloo Road Birkdale PR8 4QW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01547 - Householder application Registered

Proposal

Proposed front dormer flat roof to pitched roof conversion. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from Sefton's recent extensions. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

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
Special area of conservation 333 m away: Sefton Coast; SSSI 238 m away: Sefton Coast SSSI; Inside the Southport built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 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 £570,000 in February 2026. Detached house, freehold.

27 February 2026£570,000
6 June 1997£145,000

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
Householder application
Postcode
PR8 4QW
Received
around 16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Birkdale Ward
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architectural Design Associates

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides extensions by day 51.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
470decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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

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