Fireguard Uk European House 28 - 30 Hall Street Southport

DC/2025/01355Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 16 July 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of 41no. Air Source Heat Pumps on the external faces of a block of flats.

Received: 18 December 2025
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Dukes Ward
Agent: Rod Ainsworth Architect

ReceivedReceived18 Dec
ValidatedValidated18 Dec
Consult.Consultation24 Jun
TargetTarget Date17 Jul
DecidedDecided16 Jul

Decided in 210 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Fireguard Uk European House 28 - 30 Hall Street Southport. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 210 days, 22 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Dukes 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

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 December 2025
Consultation expiry: 31 January 2026
Consultation end: 24 June 2026
Target decision date: 17 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Rod Ainsworth Architect
Agent address: 27 Upper Aughton Road Birkdale Southport Merseyside PR8 5NA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Neil Mackie

Publicity

Site notice end: 31 January 2026

Additional information

Documents: 0

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Article 4 direction: Southport HMO
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2023
19 Sep
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear of the offices
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/2023/01640

Source: Sefton

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