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9 Green Lane Formby L37 7DJ

DC/2025/00544Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 22 October 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Removal of existing timber doors to shop premises and replaced with powder coated steel doors and the installation of new shopfront signage

Received
31 March 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harington Ward
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Oct

Decided in 205 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for signage at 9 Green Lane Formby L37 7DJ. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 205 days, 21 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Green Lane conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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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Why it was refused

  1. The as installed works fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Green Lane Conservation Area and therefore fails to comply with policy WS6 of the Formby and Little Altcar Neighbourhood Plan, policy NH12 of the Sefton Local Plan and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposal by virtue of its size and materials results in harm to the Non-Designated Heritage Asset and therefore fails to comply with policy NH15 of the Local Plan and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposal fails to make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the area and therefore fails to comply with policy ESD2 of Formby and Little Altcar Neighbourhood Plan and policy EQ2 of the Sefton Local Plan. Appeals to the Planning Inspectorate You can appeal against this decision within 6 months of the date of this decision notice (except for householder applications and minor commercial (e.g. shop fronts), which have 12 weeks from the date of this notice). Appeals should be made to the Planning Inspectorate. Planning Inspectorate Phone: 0303 444 5000 Temple Quay House Email: enquiries@planninginspectorate.gov.uk 2 The Square Website: https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-decision Temple Quay Bristol BS1 6PN In respect of a retrospective/part retrospective application being refused, the period for an appeal would be reduced to 28 days from the date on which any enforcement notice has been served. Issued By Planning Services Magdalen House 30 Trinity Road Bootle L20 3NJ Phone : 0345 140 0845 Email: planning.department@sefton.gov.uk

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L37 7DJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2025
Consultation expiry
15 October 2025
Consultation end
15 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
222 Thomas Drive Liverpool L14 3LF

Publicity

Site notice end
7 July 2025

Appeal history

6008359
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 September 2026Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Green Lane Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: May CottageOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

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