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Apartment 1 Sunnymede 8 Wybourne Gate Southport Sefton PR8 2FG

DC/2026/00246Works to a tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Section 211 Notice of intent to carry out tree works to fell 1 holly tree (T1) (Lies within Birkdale Conservation Area).

Received
11 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dukes Ward
Agent
Absolute tree services Limited trading as StumpsAway
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Apartment 1 Sunnymede 8 Wybourne Gate Southport Sefton PR8 2FG. Sefton has handled 300 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Birkdale Park conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

92% of trees 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
PR8 2FG
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2026
Consultation expiry
14 March 2026
Consultation end
14 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Absolute tree services Limited trading as StumpsAway
Agent address
1 carr lane birkdale southport pr8 3ee pr8 3ee United Kingdom

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Birkdale Park Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Sunnymede School,4 Westcliffe Road,BirkdaleOn this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO40Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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