34 Bakers Lane Southport PR9 9RN

DC/2026/00209Prior notification - household (42 days)Approved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 18 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior approval submission for a proposed rear extension projecting 6.0 metres from the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse with a height of 3.0 metres at the eaves and a maximum height of 4.0 metres (Valid on 05/02/2026)

Received: 5 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Cambridge Ward
Agent: Rod Ainsworth Architect

ReceivedReceived5 Feb
ValidatedValidated5 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided18 Mar

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a rear extension at 34 Bakers Lane Southport PR9 9RN. Sefton has handled 368 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Cambridge Ward. We hold 1,054 applications in total for the PR9 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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Application details

Postcode: PR9 9RN
Application type: Prior notification - household (42 days)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Rod Ainsworth Architect
Agent address: 27 Upper Aughton Road Birkdale Southport PR8 5NA

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High 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.

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.

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

Source: Sefton

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