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Bells Farm House Prescot Road Melling L31 1AR

DC/2022/02171Full ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 6 February 2023

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 3 No. outbuildings comprising of a single-storey kennel, store and isolation unit and a small animal unit, a single storey extension to the main dwellinghouse forming a reception, and conversion of part of house into an animal rescue, following the demolition of the existing conservatory.

Received
25 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Molyneux Ward
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bells Farm House Prescot Road Melling L31 1AR. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 73 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Molyneux Ward. We hold 361 applications in total for the L31 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
L31 1AR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Melling Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2022
Consultation expiry
20 February 2023
Consultation end
20 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
5 December 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Off The Wall - Architectural
Agent address
8 Pearl Lane Vicars Cross Chester CH3 5NX

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 January 2023
Site notice end
31 December 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11678671
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Sefton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

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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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    27 Mar

    Variation of condition 1 pursuant to planning permission DC/2018/00844

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/2023/00481
  2. 2023
    7 Mar

    Variation of condition 2 pursuant to planning permission DC/2020/00711

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/2023/00260
  3. 2023
    3 Mar

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2018/00844

    RefusedNon-material amendmentDC/2023/00341
  4. 2021
    21 Sep

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2018/00844

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/2021/02291
  5. 2020
    29 Apr

    Erection of a single storey kennel, conversion of an existing building to a Cattery after demolition of two…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/2020/00711
  6. 2018
    4 May

    Change of Use from a pony paddock to provide 6 Gypsy/Traveller Pitches inclusive of 6 static caravans, 6…

    RefusedFull ApplicationDC/2018/00844

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