County Stand Ormskirk Road Aintree L9 5AS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/2026/00816 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal fibre optic cabling between an existing splicing unit and an existing communications cabinet. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: County Stand at Aintree Racecourse
List entry 1343257 · The pin is inside its outline
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Aintree built-up area; Green belt 54 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Floor area243 m² (2,616 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 54)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
L9 5AS
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Molyneux Ward
Parish
Aintree Village Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 27 days faster than Sefton's median of 71 for listed building consent. Approved, as 100% of listed building consent here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
21decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sefton
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#84 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.