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32 Chambres Road Southport PR8 6JQ

DC/2026/00261Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use into six apartments including the erection of a rear dormer and an ancillary detached garden room

Received
13 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kew Ward
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 32 Chambres Road Southport PR8 6JQ. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Kew Ward. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the PR8 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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Application details

Postcode
PR8 6JQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2026
Consultation expiry
23 March 2026
Consultation end
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Case officer
David Atherton

Additional information

Documents
10

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    22 May

    Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2026/00261

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentDC/2026/00889
  2. 2026
    13 Feb

    Change of use into six apartments including the erection of a rear dormer and an ancillary detached garden…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/2026/00261

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