5 Melling Lane Maghull L31 3DG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01540 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Demolition of existing derelict bungalow and erection of 2.5 storey dwellinghouse and new boundary wall to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Sefton's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 24 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 5 m away: TPO116/A1; Inside the Maghull built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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
L31 3DG
Received
around 16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Maghull East Ward
Parish
Maghull Town Council
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clayton Architecture Limited

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides demolitions by day 52.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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