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The Cloisters Halsall Lane Formby

DC/2026/00533Prior notification commercial (56 days)Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 25 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Reqd + ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior notification application for the conversion of the existing gym to 10 no. self-contained apartments (Class C3)

Received
24 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harington Ward
Agent
NJSR Chartered Architects LLP
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 93 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at The Cloisters Halsall Lane Formby. Sefton has handled 368 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Harington Ward.

82% of outline 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

Application type
Prior notification commercial (56 days)
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 June 2026
Consultation end
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
NJSR Chartered Architects LLP
Agent address
57-59 Hoghton Street Southport PR9 0PG

Publicity

Site notice end
9 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
19

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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