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393 in the last 90 days113 in the last 3041 in the last 1488% approveddecisions typically take 69 days
Source: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council planning register · updated daily
- 21 Hall Road East Crosby L23 8TT
Proposed new site boundary design
PendingReceived 22 Oct 2026DC/2026/01581 - Former St Raymonds R C Primary School Harrops Croft Netherton L30 0QY
Erection of Dwellings with Associated Works Including Parking and Landscaping
PendingReceived 21 Oct 2026DC/2026/01793 - Cooksons Bridge Pub Gorsey Lane Bridge Gorsey Lane Litherland L21 0EJ
Change of use to the ground floor of existing public house (Sui Generis) to a children's day nursery (Use Class E(f)) with associated internal alterations, new boundary fencing and formation of a secure outdoor play area.
PendingReceived 21 Oct 2026DC/2026/01653 - Medicines Management Building 375 Park Lane Maghull Liverpool L31 1HF
Erection of single storey and two storey side extensions to medicine management building with associated landscape works located within Ashworth hospital grounds
PendingReceived 21 Oct 2026DC/2026/01644 - Toad Hall 1 - 2 Promenade Ainsdale PR8 2PZ
Prior notification for the demolition of Toad Hall
PendingReceived 20 Oct 2026DC/2026/01680
House prices in Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council: average £224,289, +3.7% over 12 months (UK House Price Index, July 2026)
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Planning Applications by Town in Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
46 towns and villages. Click any town for a planning search of applications nearby.
Main towns in Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Formby118 applications in the last 12 months
- Southport86 applications in the last 12 months
- Great Crosby85 applications in the last 12 months
- Birkdale79 applications in the last 12 months
- Maghull77 applications in the last 12 months
- Orrell63 applications in the last 12 months
- Aintree38 applications in the last 12 months
- Marshside35 applications in the last 12 months
- Ainsdale34 applications in the last 12 months
- Bootle24 applications in the last 12 months
- Melling23 applications in the last 12 months
- Netherton21 applications in the last 12 months
Postcode districts
- PR8339 applications in the last 12 months
- L37263 applications in the last 12 months
- L23221 applications in the last 12 months
- L31189 applications in the last 12 months
- PR9182 applications in the last 12 months
- L20123 applications in the last 12 months
- L3071 applications in the last 12 months
- L2170 applications in the last 12 months
- L2260 applications in the last 12 months
- L1034 applications in the last 12 months
- L3822 applications in the last 12 months
- L916 applications in the last 12 months
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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Merseyside, England, serves as the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, delivering essential local government services. Since 2014, it has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, facilitating regional collaboration on planning and development initiatives.
The council area encompasses 46 towns and villages, including Bootle, Crosby, Formby, Litherland, Maghull and Southport. Use the planning application search above to find proposals across these communities by postcode.
In the last 24 months, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council received 2,399 planning applications. Of these, 88% were approved, with an average decision time of 69 days.
The most common types were full planning applications (754), discharge of conditions (253), outline applications (178). 3 large-scale developments were submitted during this period.
391 planning appeals were lodged against Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council decisions, of which 113 were allowed and 219 were dismissed (34% success rate).
Residents and developers can search all planning permission and permitted development applications for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council above. To comment or object to a live application, visit the Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council planning portal directly. Planning Signal links to the original submission for every application listed.