4 Orms Way Formby L37 3HX

DC/2025/01835Householder applicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 7 January 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction of a wraparound rear and side extension. Alterations to the existing roofline and full render of the whole house.

Received: 17 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Harington Ward
Agent: David Machell Architecture Ltd.

ReceivedReceived17 Nov
ValidatedValidated17 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided7 Jan

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 4 Orms Way Formby L37 3HX. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker 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. We hold 813 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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Application details

Postcode: L37 3HX
Application type: Householder application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: David Machell Architecture Ltd.
Architect profile: DAVID MACHELL ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address: Hesketh Mount 96 Lord Street Southport PR8 1JR United Kingdom

Additional information

Documents: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Sefton

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