School House 5 Prescot Road Melling L31 1AT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from C3 Residential to C2 Children's Home Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- L31 1AT
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Molyneux Ward
- Parish
- Melling Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Cockwill & Co Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 23% of changes of use here are.
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 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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