3 Holmfield Park Formby L37 3RB

DC/2026/00311Householder applicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 9 April 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a single storey extension to the rear elevation following demolition of existing conservatory, dormer extension above existing garage, external alterations to front and render to all the elevations of the dwellinghouse.

Received: 23 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Harington Ward
Agent: Highline Architecture Ltd

ReceivedReceived23 Feb
ValidatedValidated23 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 Apr

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 3 Holmfield Park Formby L37 3RB. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker 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 3RB
Application type: Householder application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Highline Architecture Ltd
Agent address: 34 Holmwood Drive Formby L37 1PQ

Additional information

Documents: 8

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.

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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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