5 Columbine Close Melling L31 1DW

DC/2026/01705Awaiting decision

Lawful development certificate

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use of a (C3) dwellinghouse to a children's home (C2) for three children, with a manager and two carers who would stay overnight, working on a rota basis.

Submitted: 13 October 2026
Public comments: 0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Council: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Aintree And Maghull South Ward

ReceivedSubmitted13 Oct
ValidatedValidated13 Oct
Consult.Consultation20 Nov
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 5 Columbine Close Melling L31 1DW. Sefton has handled 4,268 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Aintree And Maghull South Ward. We hold 360 applications in total for the L31 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: L31 1DW
Parish: Melling Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 October 2026
Consultation end: 20 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: John Kerr

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.

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.

Source: Sefton

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