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16 The Smallholdings Millbank Lane Maghull L31 9AT

DC/2024/00049Prior Approval Agriculture (56 days)Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 1 March 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Reqd + ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval application for the conversion of agricultural building into a dwelling.

Received
9 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sudell Ward
Agent
Wignalls Chartered |Surveyors
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.8 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at 16 The Smallholdings Millbank Lane Maghull L31 9AT. Sefton has handled 368 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Sudell Ward. We hold 361 applications in total for the L31 postcode area.

82% of outline 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 9AT
Application type
Prior Approval Agriculture (56 days)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Maghull Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 January 2024
Consultation expiry
9 February 2024
Consultation end
8 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Wignalls Chartered |Surveyors
Agent address
311 Hesketh Lane Tarleton West Lancs PR4 6RJ

Publicity

Site notice end
9 February 2024

Additional information

Documents
10

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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Source: Sefton

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