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21 Wheatley Avenue Bootle L20 0BX

DC/2026/00236Householder applicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 5 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a front entrance porch.

Received
9 February 2026
Ward
Netherton And Orrell Ward
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.29 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 116 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 21 Wheatley Avenue Bootle L20 0BX. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 9 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Netherton And Orrell Ward. We hold 179 applications in total for the L20 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would result in the loss of off-street parking provision within the curtilage of the dwelling, with no alternative provision made. This would lead to displaced parking onto the surrounding highway in an area where on-street parking is limited, resulting in increased congestion and harm to highway safety. The proposal is therefore contrary to Local Plan policies IN2 (Transport) and EQ3 (Accessibility) and the guidance set out in the Sustainable Travel and Development SPD, which seeks to ensure adequate parking provision and the safe operation of the highway network.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L20 0BX
Application type
Householder application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation end
29 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mike Taylor
Agent address
14 Gleneagles Close Lowton WA3 2DN

Additional information

Documents
0

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.

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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