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1 West Lane Formby L37 7AY

DC/2026/00269Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 July 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a dormer extension and external alterations to existing detached double garage and conversion to a 1 bedroom residential dwelling.

Received
2 March 2026
Ward
Harington Ward
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 143 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 1 West Lane Formby L37 7AY. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 12 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Harington Ward. We hold 814 applications in total for the L37 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
L37 7AY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
NP Architectural
Agent address
38 Churchlands Lane Standish Wigan Lancashire WN6 0XU United Kingdom

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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