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Formby Swimming Pool Elbow Lane Formby L37 4AB

DC/2026/00538Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 12 August 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

A single storey extension to the existing fitness suite for Formby pool trust

Received
22 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ravenmeols Ward
Agent
Pozzoni Architecture Ltd.
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.30 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Formby Swimming Pool Elbow Lane Formby L37 4AB. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Ravenmeols 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 4AB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Formby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2026
Consultation expiry
30 July 2026
Consultation end
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pozzoni Architecture Ltd.
Architect profile
POZZONI ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
2 Woodville Road Altrincham Manchester Trafford WA14 2FH England

Publicity

Site notice end
10 June 2026

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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