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169 Preston New Road Southport PR9 8NS

DC/2026/01173Approved

Approved on 16 September 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of dormer to rear to allow new staircase access to existing flat above, alterations to side elevation and re-roof single storey rear building

Submitted
10 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 26 October 2026
Ward
Meols Ward
  1. Received10 Jul
  2. Validated10 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 68 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 169 Preston New Road Southport PR9 8NS. Sefton has handled 4,275 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Sefton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Meols Ward. We hold 1,054 applications in total for the PR9 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
PR9 8NS

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 July 2026
Consultation end
17 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Everard

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)
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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