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Former Carnegie Library College Road Crosby

DC/2023/00004Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 28 February 2023

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from public library (F1(d)) to an office, digital hub and restaurant with outdoor seating provision (mixed use class E), with a single storey extension to the rear, insertion of a mezzanine floor at first floor level, and associated repairs, landscaping and signage.

Received
5 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blundellsands Ward
Agent
Unit3 Design Studio Ltd
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Carnegie Library College Road Crosby. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. 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 Blundellsands Ward.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2023
Consultation expiry
11 February 2023
Consultation end
4 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
11 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Unit3 Design Studio Ltd
Architect profile
UNIT3 : DESIGN STUDIO LTD
Agent address
22a Jordan Street Liverpool L1 0BP

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
1 February 2023
Site notice end
11 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11788867
Documents
39

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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