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Rose Cottage Sandy Lane Hightown L38 3RD

DC/2026/00943HeritageApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 5 August 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Listed building consent for the replacement of polycarbon plastic roof to rear porch with welsh slate to match existing

Submitted
15 June 2026
Ward
Thornton And Hightown Ward
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a porch at Rose Cottage Sandy Lane Hightown L38 3RD. Sefton has handled 84 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker 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 48 applications across Thornton And Hightown Ward. We hold 31 applications in total for the L38 postcode area.

96% of heritage 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
L38 3RD
Application type
Heritage
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hightown Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Christine Griffiths

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Rose CottageOn this site
  • Green belt: Sefton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    29 Oct

    Demolition and rebuilding of existing kitchen extension at the rear.

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/2025/01719

Source: Sefton

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