St Jeromes R C Church Greenloons Drive Formby L37 2LX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from a Place of Worship (Sui generis) to a children's gymnastics centre (Class E(d)). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 1
Associated applications 2
- Change of Use from a Place of Worship (Sui generis) to a children's gymnastics centre (Class E(d)).
Conditions 3 varied
Site constraints 8
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 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
- L37 2LX
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Harington Ward
- Parish
- Formby Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LJ Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Sefton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% 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
- 30 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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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