503-509 Hawthorne Road Bootle L20 6JJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2025/01742 - Variation of condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 and 7 pursuant to planning permission approved 24/01/2022 to introduce an additional sub-station, air source heat pumps and to increase the proposed finished levels as a part of the land remediation process. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 30 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bootle (Sefton) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1236 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 10 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
L20 6JJ
Received
around 30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Litherland Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jan 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paddock Johnson Architects

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jan 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