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53 Botanic Road Southport PR9 7NE

DC/2026/00122Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of beauty salon (Class E) to be part of the existing dwellinghouse (Class C3).

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Meols Ward
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 53 Botanic Road Southport PR9 7NE. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Churchtown conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Meols 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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Application details

Postcode
PR9 7NE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation end
10 April 2026

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
8 April 2026
Site notice end
16 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Churchtown Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 53, Botanic RoadOn this site · +5 more
  • 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    9 Oct

    Listed building consent for the shop to be returned to its former status as part of the residential home.

    ApprovedListed building consentDC/2025/01328
  2. 2024
    11 Sep

    Listed Building Consent for the demolition of an outbuilding within the garden of 53 Botanic Road.

    ApprovedListed building consentDC/2024/01600
  3. 2024
    20 Jun

    Demolition of rear outbuilding within the garden of 53 Botanic Road

    WithdrawnListed building consentDC/2024/00995
  4. 2021
    28 Jan

    Listed Building consent for internal works in connection with change of use of ground floor from residential…

    ApprovedListed building consentDC/2021/00226
  5. 2021
    28 Jan

    Change of use of ground floor from residential to a mixed use Class C3 (dwelling) and use Class E (beauty…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/2021/00223
  6. 2019
    17 Sep

    Section 211 Notice of intent for tree works in Churchtown Conservation Area comprising the felling of a…

    ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation AreaDC/2019/01743

Source: Sefton

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