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DC/2026/01026 - Prior notification commercial (56 days) Refused
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of first floor commercial premises store area to self contained studio. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
23 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer report Report · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 389 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Bootle (Sefton) built-up area.
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
Prior notification commercial (56 days)
Postcode
L20 4PL
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Bootle East Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Reqd + Refused
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
J Bargiel Architectural Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 23% 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
6 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Refused
Change of use of first floor from storage to dwelling and removal of steel sheet store un…
DC/2019/00418
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Pavement O/S 129 - 131 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NJ
Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphone
DC/2025/01788
2025 Approved
Pavement O/S 129 - 131 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NJ
Advertisement consent for the display of 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on eac…
DC/2025/01789
2025
7 Smollett Street Bootle L20 4PT
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use as a children's home, providing care and a…
DC/2025/01726
2023 Refused
50 Pope Street Bootle L20 4PH
Change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to a children's care home (C2) for 2 No. children
DC/2023/02022
2023 Approved
123-125 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NJ
Change of use of the first and second floors only from retail (E) to 3 self-contained fla…
DC/2022/02391
2023 Approved
109 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NH
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use of the ground floor from vacant…
DC/2023/00032
2021 Withdrawn
133 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NJ
Change of use from Retail (Class E) to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to the ground floo…
DC/2021/01480
2021 Refused
109 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NH
Change of use of ground floor only to a cafe/takeaway (A5), including alterations to the…
DC/2021/00995
2020 Refused
125 & 123 Knowsley Road Bootle L20 4NJ
Conversion of the first and second floors to 4 self contained flats including installatio…
DC/2020/01755
2019 Approved
2 Collins Close Bootle L20 4UG
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed erection of a single storey extension…
DC/2019/01592
2019 Refused
2 Collins Close Bootle L20 4UG
Prior approval submission for a proposed rear extension projecting 4 metres from the rear…
DC/2019/01284
2018 Approved
4 Prior Street Bootle L20 4PS
Erection of 1 no attached dwelling
DC/2018/00784
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings