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Melling Road Aintree Liverpool Merseyside L9 0NL

DC/2026/00168Prior notification - masts (56 days)Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 21 May 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior notification procedure for the erection of a 20m high phase 7 MK2 Streetworks Pole on Root Foundation, supporting cabinets and associated ancillary works.

Received
31 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Molyneux Ward
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.26 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Melling Road Aintree Liverpool Merseyside L9 0NL. Sefton has handled 368 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 59 applications across Molyneux Ward. We hold 175 applications in total for the L9 postcode area.

82% of outline 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 siting and appearance of the proposed telecommunications installation are unacceptable. By reason of its height, scale and location within an open racecourse setting, the proposed 20 metre monopole would be a prominent and intrusive feature harmful to the character of the area. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the selected site represents the least harmful option. Its proximity to active racing surfaces would also give rise to shadowing effects creating a foreseeable risk to the safe operation of Aintree Racecourse. The proposal therefore fails to comply with Schedule 2, Part 16 of the GPDO and Policies ED5 and ED10 of the Sefton Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L9 0NL
Application type
Prior notification - masts (56 days)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aintree Village Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 May 2026
Consultation end
26 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP
Agent address
1a Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY United Kingdom
Applicant company

Eeuk Limited

Company number 07117498

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 Jan 2010 (16 years old)
Nature of business
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
Macclesfield

11 other planning applications by this company in Ards and North Down, Armagh Banbridge Craigavon, Birmingham and 8 more councils.

  • 26/3047/T3 · Greenwich · GRASS VERGE, JOHN WILSON STREET, WOOLWICH, SE18
  • PLA-2026-000568 · Manchester · Peter House Oxford Street Manchester M1 5AN
  • 26/03588/NOT · Bromley · BROMLEY SERVICE STATION, 116 HASTINGS ROAD, BROMLEY, BR2 8NJ
  • 26/00377/FUL · Knowsley · Land To The Rear Of 2 Gladeswood Road Adjacent To Webber Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Knowsley L33 7BB
  • LA05/2026/0625/F · Lisburn and Castlereagh · Derriaghy Industrial Park, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 9HN
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Company information from Companies House.

Publicity

Site notice end
8 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Sefton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Source: Sefton

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