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14 Old Town Lane Formby L37 3HP

DC/2024/01243Householder applicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 22 August 2024

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a dormer extension to the side of the dwellinghouse

Received
2 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harington Ward
Agent
Diaz Associates
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.10 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Aug

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 14 Old Town Lane Formby L37 3HP. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Harington Ward. We hold 816 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 3HP
Application type
Householder application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 July 2024
Consultation expiry
10 August 2024
Consultation end
10 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Diaz Associates
Agent address
5 Cavendish Road Crosby L23 6XB

Planning decision

Case officer
Christine Griffiths

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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.

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Source: Sefton

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