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583 - 587 Lord Street Southport PR9 0BE

DC/2025/01776Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 6 February 2026

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application for the erection of a canopy over the seating area to the front of The Bold Hotel (retrospective).

Received
31 October 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Dukes Ward
Agent
Clayton Architecture Limited
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 583 - 587 Lord Street Southport PR9 0BE. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Lord Street conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Dukes Ward. We hold 1,054 applications in total for the PR9 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 erected canopy is an obtrusive and incongruous addition which causes harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II Listed. It would neither preserve or enhance the Conservation Area and there are no public benefits that would outweigh the harm. The development does not accord with policies NH11 and NH12 of the 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 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
PR9 0BE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2025
Consultation expiry
15 December 2025
Consultation end
11 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clayton Architecture Limited
Architect profile
CLAYTON ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
648 Liverpool Road Ainsdale PR8 3LT

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
10 December 2025
Site notice end
15 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lord Street Conservation AreaPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Bold HotelOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Southport HMO
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Lord Street, SouthportPart of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    31 Oct

    Application for the erection of a canopy over the seating area to the front of The Bold Hotel (retrospective).

    This applicationRefusedFullDC/2025/01776
  2. 2025
    31 Oct

    Listed Building Consent for the erection of a canopy over the seating area to the front of The Bold Hotel…

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/2025/01777

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