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Norwood Primary School Norwood Crescent Southport PR9 7DU

DC/2026/00323Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 11 May 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Existing fence line replaced with 2.4m high security fencing including a vehicular access gate onto the corner boundary.

Received
25 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Norwood Ward
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.3 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 May

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Norwood Primary School Norwood Crescent Southport PR9 7DU. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Norwood Ward. We hold 1,053 applications in total for the PR9 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
PR9 7DU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 May 2026
Consultation end
3 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Magdalen House 30 Trinity Road Bootle L20 3NJ

Publicity

Site notice end
10 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
6

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    15 Feb

    Proposed replacement of existing stepped ramp with new graded pathway and installation of a new entrance gate

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/2019/00267
  2. 2017
    25 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 2, 3, 7(a), 8(a), 9, 10, 12(a) and 13 attached to planning permission DC/2016/01283

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/2017/01611
  3. 2016
    14 Jun

    Erection of a two storey extension to the rear of the school and the layout of car parking spaces and a cycle…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/2016/01283
  4. 2016
    10 Jun

    Application to discharge conditions 2 and 3a of planning approval DC/2016/00696

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/2016/01168
  5. 2016
    4 Jan

    Erection of a two storey extension and an external two storey lift shaft to the rear of the school and the…

    WithdrawnFull ApplicationDC/2016/00016

Source: Sefton

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