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14 Blundell Drive Birkdale PR8 4RG

DC/2026/00394Discharge of conditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 11 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Approved plans) attached to planning application DC/2024/00988 approved on 01/10/2024.

Received
4 March 2026
Ward
Birkdale Ward
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 May

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 14 Blundell Drive Birkdale PR8 4RG. Sefton has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Birkdale Ward. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the PR8 postcode area.

94% of conditions 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed boundary treatment would by virtue of its scale, height and form result in an overbearing impact and would detract from the street scene. The proposal would therefore fail to comply with both policy EQ2 of the Local Plan Supplementary Planning Document Boundary Treatments. Appeals to the Planning Inspectorate You can appeal against this decision within 6 months of the date of this decision notice (except for householder applications and minor commercial (e.g. shop fronts), which have 12 weeks from the date of this notice). Appeals should be made to the Planning Inspectorate. Planning Inspectorate Phone: 0303 444 5000 c/o QUADIENT Email: enquiries@planninginspectorate.gov.uk 69 Buckingham Avenue Website: https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-decision Slough SL1 4PN In respect of a retrospective/part retrospective application being refused, the period for an appeal would be reduced to 28 days from the date on which any enforcement notice has been served. Issued By Planning Services Phone : 0345 140 0845 Magdalen House Email: planning.department@sefton.gov.uk Bootle L20 3NJ

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PR8 4RG
Application type
Discharge of condition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation end
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Stephen O'Reilly

Appeal history

6010758
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

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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