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1 Cambridge Road Formby L37 2EL

DC/2026/00436Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 July 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions13 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction of a new detached dwelling following the demolition of the existing garage and shed, with landscaping and associated works, on land severed from 1 Cambridge Road

Received
25 March 2026
Ward
Harington Ward
Agent
Wickstead Developments Limited
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.23 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 103 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Cambridge Road Formby L37 2EL. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 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 813 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 2EL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
7 May 2026
Consultation end
23 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Wickstead Developments Limited
Agent address
93 Altcar Road Formby Liverpool L39 8RF

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Everard

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO190Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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