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Lyndhurst 8 Prescot Road Melling L31 1AW

DC/2026/00536Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 2 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a childrens residential care home (C2) for up to 2no. children (aged between 8-18)

Received
25 March 2026
Ward
Molyneux Ward
Agent
MM Architectural Services LTD
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.10 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Jun

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Lyndhurst 8 Prescot Road Melling L31 1AW. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Molyneux Ward. We hold 361 applications in total for the L31 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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Why it was refused

  1. Due to the type of accommodation, the number of staff, associated support staff and the needs of the children, the level of activity at the premises would cause harm to the living conditions of the adjacent residents. The proposal is contrary to policy EQ2, HC3 and EQ4 of the Sefton Local Plan and the 'Children's Residential Care and Children's Supported Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document' Jan 2026.
  2. The proposed location in an isolated area is not a suitable location for a care home and the proposal conflicts with policy EQ3 Accessibility of the Sefton Local Plan the aims of the 'Children's Residential Care and Children's Supported Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document' Jan 2026 and the National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 135(f).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L31 1AW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Melling Parish Council

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent
MM Architectural Services LTD
Architect profile
MM ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
Agent address
57 BAYSWATER ROAD WALLASEY VILLAGE CH45 8NF

Publicity

Site notice end
8 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Sefton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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