103 Gores Lane Formby L37 7AH

DC/2023/01849Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 8 February 2024

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of a detached dwellinghouse with vehicular access and associated works to the North of the existing site of 103 Gores Lane, and alterations to existing elevations at 103 Gores Lane and existing vehicular access.

Received: 27 October 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Harington Ward
Agent: DROME ARCHITECTS

ReceivedReceived27 Oct
ValidatedValidated27 Oct
Consult.Consultation22 Feb
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided8 Feb

Decided in 104 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 103 Gores Lane Formby L37 7AH. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications 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 7AH
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 October 2023
Consultation expiry: 22 February 2024
Consultation end: 22 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: DROME ARCHITECTS
Agent address: 4 Seymour Street Liverpool L3 5PF

Additional information

Documents: 40

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: TPO20Part of the site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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