140 Southport Road Lydiate L31 2JR

DC/2026/01078Householder applicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 8 September 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a single storey extension to the rear, first floor extension to the side and rear and porch to side.

Received: 8 July 2026
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Lydiate And Maghull West Ward
Agent: Matt Wood : Architect Ltd

ReceivedReceived8 Jul
ValidatedValidated8 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided8 Sep

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 140 Southport Road Lydiate L31 2JR. Sefton has handled 1,804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lydiate And Maghull West Ward. We hold 365 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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Application details

Postcode: L31 2JR
Application type: Householder application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Lydiate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Matt Wood : Architect Ltd
Architect profile: MATT WOOD ARCHITECT LIMITED
Agent address: 16 Spinney Close Ormskirk L39 4ST

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.

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.

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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.

Source: Sefton

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