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Orrell Hill Wood Orrell Hill Lane Ince Blundell

DC/2026/01434Awaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

The temporary use of land for 'Santa's Secret Forest' for a period of five years, including the erection of 2No marquees and associated structures, the installation of security fencing, the layout of staff and customer car parks and a taxi drop off/pick up area and associated works

Submitted
26 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 3 November 2026
Ward
Formby East Ward
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Orrell Hill Wood Orrell Hill Lane Ince Blundell. Sefton has handled 4,268 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Formby East Ward.

Application details

Parish
Ince Blundell Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Side Step Events Limited

Company number 16334423

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 Mar 2025 (1 year old)
Nature of business
Other amusement and recreation activities
Registered office
Holywell
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Planning decision

Case officer
Neil Mackie

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: Sefton
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.

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