15 Upton Avenue Ainsdale PR8 2PW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01149 - Householder application Approved

Proposal

Proposed balcony to the rear elevation, enlarged window opening to the front elevation, general alterations to windows and doors throughout, render finish to the front and rear elevations, and cedar cladding to the front panel between windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Ramsar wetland 22 m away: Ribble & Alt Estuaries
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 22 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 22 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 22 m away: Coastal sand dunes.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 1

Last sold for £530,000 in July 2026. Detached house, freehold.

10 July 2026£530,000

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 2PW
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Ainsdale Ward
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paul Ennis & Company Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 9 days faster than Sefton's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

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

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