23 Bracebridge Drive Southport PR8 6XH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/01549 - Householder application Registered

Proposal

Two storey side extension and new porch to front. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 06:32

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Application progress

✓

Received

around 16 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from Sefton's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

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Also on the record

National infrastructure project: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Flood defence 33 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Southport built-up area; Green belt 37 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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 £155,000 in December 2006. Detached house, freehold.

11 December 2006£155,000

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

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Important details

Council: Sefton
Application type: Householder application
Postcode: PR8 6XH
Received: around 16 Sept 2026
Validated: 16 Sept 2026
Ward: Kew Ward
Target decision: 11 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Paul Ennis & Company Limited

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Sefton usually decides extensions by day 51.

prediction

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target

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

Comments by: 22 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