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Former Electricity Cooling Ponds Cobden Road Southport

DC/2016/02123Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 December 2016

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Layout of car parking for staff and MOT vehicles enclosded with 2m high perimeter fence to the front of the premises

Received
3 November 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Norwood Ward
Agent
Rod Ainsworth Architect
  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.28 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Dec

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Former Electricity Cooling Ponds Cobden Road Southport. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Norwood Ward.

95% of full applications at Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2016
Consultation expiry
28 November 2016
Consultation end
28 November 2016
Neighbour consultation start
11 November 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rod Ainsworth Architect
Agent address
27 Upper Aughton Road Birkdale Southport PR8 5NA UK

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05586958
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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