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6 Moreland Drive Southport PR8 6QS

DC/2020/00302Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 30 April 2020

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use of part of the ground floor of the residential property for the commercial activity dog breeding and construction of four kennels in rear garden (retrospective application)

Received
19 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kew Ward
Agent
Rod Ainsworth Architect
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 6 Moreland Drive Southport PR8 6QS. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Kew Ward. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the PR8 postcode area.

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

Postcode
PR8 6QS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2020
Consultation expiry
17 April 2020
Consultation end
13 April 2020
Neighbour consultation start
20 March 2020

Applicant and agent

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

Publicity

Site notice end
17 April 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08515616
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Sefton

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