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6A - 6B The Cloisters Halsall Lane Formby L37 3PX

DC/2021/01831Full ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 31 October 2022

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of the existing first-floor commercial space from a gym (E) to 8 self-contained flats (C3) including external alterations.

Received
28 September 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harington Ward
Agent
Corstorphne + Wright Architects
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated28 Sep
  3. Consult.17 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Oct

Decided in 398 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 6A - 6B The Cloisters Halsall Lane Formby L37 3PX. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 398 days, 49 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Harington Ward. We hold 814 applications in total for the L37 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
L37 3PX
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 September 2021
Consultation expiry
17 October 2021
Consultation end
17 October 2021
Neighbour consultation start
30 September 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Corstorphne + Wright Architects
Agent address
Corstorphine + Wright Architects usiness Central 2 Union Square Darlington DL1 1GL

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/2022/00346
Appeal status
Decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3311668
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 16 June 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10030356
Documents
25

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Source: Sefton

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