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41A Liverpool Road Birkdale PR8 4AG

DC/2025/01256Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 10 February 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a two bedroom flat on first and second floor above the existing retailing property.

Received
15 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Birkdale Ward
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated15 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Feb

Decided in 179 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 41A Liverpool Road Birkdale PR8 4AG. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 179 days, 18 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Birkdale Village conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Birkdale Ward. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the PR8 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. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal would not cause significant loss of sunlight to the neighbouring solar panels. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to policy SD2 and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. 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 c/o QUADIENT Email: enquiries@planninginspectorate.gov.uk 69 Buckingham Avenue Website: https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-decision Slough SL1 4PN 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 Phone : 0345 140 0845 Magdalen House Email: planning.department@sefton.gov.uk Bootle L20 3NJ

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PR8 4AG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 August 2025
Consultation expiry
9 February 2026
Consultation end
9 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Hartley Crescent Birkdale PR8 4SG

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
17 September 2025
Site notice end
28 September 2025

Appeal history

6010397
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 1 September 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Birkdale Village Conservation Area
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Sefton

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