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9 Westbourne Road Birkdale PR8 2HZ

DC/2026/00133Approved

Approved on 26 March 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions12 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey rear extension incorporating roof terrace at first floor, single storey extension to the side/rear following demolition works to the side/rear and detached garage. Alterations to roof including, roof light to front and dormer extensions to rear, alterations to all elevations, landscaping works including car parking to the front and front boundary alterations.

Submitted
2 February 2026
Ward
Dukes Ward
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 52 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 9 Westbourne Road Birkdale PR8 2HZ. Sefton has handled 4,275 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the West Birkdale conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Dukes Ward. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the PR8 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
PR8 2HZ
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Stephen O'Reilly

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West Birkdale Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: West Birkdale
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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