Skip to content

30 West Street Southport PR8 1QN

DC/2022/02386Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 21 April 2023

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Change of use of the third floor and third floor mezzanine from storage (B8) to offices (E(c)).

Received
6 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dukes Ward
Agent
Footprint Design Ltd
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 30 West Street Southport PR8 1QN. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Promenade conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Dukes 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
PR8 1QN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2023
Consultation expiry
20 February 2023
Consultation end
5 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Footprint Design Ltd
Architect profile
FOOTPRINT DESIGN LTD
Agent address
The Innovation Centre Brunswick Street Nelson BB9 0PQ United Kingdom

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
1 February 2023
Site notice end
20 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11781140
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Promenade Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Southport HMO
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Promenade
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near PR8

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report