Marshside Primary School Elswick Road Southport PR9 9XA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01087 - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Extending existing carparking over existing small grassed area, utilising tarmac finish with concrete kerbs all within school boundary. No alteration to existing fences or boundary fences. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from Sefton's recent full applications.

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 79 m away: Ribble Estuary
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 94 m away: Ribble Estuary 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Southport built-up area; Green belt 69 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PR9 9XA
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Cambridge Ward
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
Sefton council

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides full applications by day 54.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
401decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications 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