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5 Northway Maghull L31 5AB

DC/2026/00718Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 15 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Reqd + Approved

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior Approval Application for the installation of solar PVs at the existing ALDI Foodstore.

Submitted
24 April 2026
Ward
Molyneux Ward
  1. Received24 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.29 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 52 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at 5 Northway Maghull L31 5AB. Sefton has handled 4,275 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Sefton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

Application details

Postcode
L31 5AB
Parish
Maghull Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 April 2026
Consultation end
29 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Catherine Lewis

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: SeftonPart of the site
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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