Site Of 17 College Avenue Formby

DC/2024/01864Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 19 February 2025

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of a detached dwelling with 2 no. single storey outbuildings, external storage to the courtyard, associated landscaping and relocated vehicular access from College Avenue

Received: 23 October 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Harington Ward
Agent: Drome Architects

ReceivedReceived23 Oct
ValidatedValidated23 Oct
Consult.Consultation6 Jan
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided19 Feb

Decided in 119 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Site Of 17 College Avenue Formby. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Harington 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
Parish: Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 October 2024
Consultation expiry: 6 January 2025
Consultation end: 6 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Drome Architects
Agent address: 4 Seymour Street Liverpool L3 5PF

Additional information

Documents: 43

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: TPO109Next to the site
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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Source: Sefton

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