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26 Merton Grove Bootle L20 3EJ

DC/2026/00545Householder applicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 3 June 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of dormer to the rear of dwellinghouse.

Received
22 April 2026
Ward
Linacre Ward
Agent
T & A Developments2019 Limited
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 26 Merton Grove Bootle L20 3EJ. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. The site is in the Derby Park conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Linacre Ward. We hold 177 applications in total for the L20 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
L20 3EJ
Application type
Householder application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2026
Consultation end
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
T & A Developments2019 Limited
Agent address
Goodlass House (Office 6) Goodlass Road Liverpool L24 9HJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs K Campbell

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Derby Park Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Bootle and Waterloo HMO
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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