20 Hawthorne Road Bootle L20 2DN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00762 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of ground floor into 2no. self-contained flats including alterations to the elevations and the installation of a new access gate to the rear boundary wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project 116 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Bootle (Sefton) built-up area; Air quality management area 56 m away: Liverpool City AQMA.
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, 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
Full Application
Postcode
L20 2DN
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Derby Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PDV Design Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 25 days slower than Sefton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
75decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 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

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