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Meols Cop Centre Foul Lane Southport PR9 7RG

DC/2022/01037Certificate of lawfulness (existing use)Approved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 14 July 2022

Council decision: Certificate Issued - Existing UseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development to confirm that demolition works have been lawfully commenced at the site pursuant to planning permission: DC/2018/01812 (approved 10/06/2019).

Received
25 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Norwood Ward
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated25 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Meols Cop Centre Foul Lane Southport PR9 7RG. Sefton has handled 135 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Norwood Ward. We hold 1,054 applications in total for the PR9 postcode area.

82% of amendment 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
PR9 7RG
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness (existing use)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 May 2022
Neighbour consultation start
8 June 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
Savills (UK) Limited Belvedere 12 Booth Street Manchester M2 4AW United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11276417
Documents
5

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

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2022
    25 May

    Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development to confirm that demolition works have been lawfully…

    This applicationApprovedAmendmentDC/2022/01037
  2. 2019
    24 Jun

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2018/01812

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentDC/2019/01171
  3. 2018
    1 Nov

    Alterations to the front elevations of Units 3, 4 and 5, subdivision of Unit 3 into 2 units and associated…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationPart ofDC/2018/01812

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    20 Aug

    Non-material amendment to conditions 1 and 2 to planning permission N/1997/0732

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/2025/01265
  2. 2024
    8 Jan

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2018/01775

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/2024/00045
  3. 2023
    8 Dec

    Installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels on roof of existing unit.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/2023/02053
  4. 2023
    6 Dec

    Advertisement consent for the display of various illuminated and non-illuminated signs.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentDC/2023/02123
  5. 2023
    1 Nov

    Approval of details reserved by Condition 9 and 34 attached to planning permission DC/2018/01775

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/2023/01895
  6. 2023
    24 Oct

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2018/01775

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/2023/01854

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