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DC/2026/01313 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use Refused

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of one additional entrance door to existing front elevation and blocking up of an existing internal doorway to create two independent commercial units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 716 m away: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Inside the Crosby (Sefton) built-up area; Air quality management area 25 m away: Aqma 4.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £300,000 in September 2023. Other property, freehold.

11 September 2023£300,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area165 m² (1,776 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 69)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sefton
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use
Postcode
L22 0LT
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Waterloo Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Certificate Not Issued
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 18 days faster than Sefton's median of 51 for extensions. Refused, as 3% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
479decided 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

Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.