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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
92.7% of applications approved
Ranks #67 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
40.5% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #332 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 163 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£230,000 median sale price
-0.9% year on year · 3,304 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
40.2% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #258 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 113,982 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC/2026/01541 | 14 Blundellsands Road West Blundellsands | Internal alterations and remediation work to facilitate the reinstatement of the building to its original use as a… | Fullplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01542 | 14 Blundellsands Road West Blundellsands | Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and remediation work to facilitate the reinstatement of the building… | Listedbuilding | 29 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01443 | 189 Liverpool Road Lydiate | single storey and two storey extensions at sides, front and rear and associated modifications to the roof. | Householder | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01607 | 79 Taunton Drive Aintree | Construction of a single-storey rear extension to the existing dwelling, extending approximately 3.6 metres from the… | Householder | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01606 | 9 Westbourne Road Birkdale | Discharge of Conditions 3 (Invasive plant species management) and condition 4 (Details of provisions for House Sparrow)… | Dischargeconditions | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01544 | 242 - 242A Derby Road Bootle | Alterations to first floor habitable self-contained rooms, along with conversion of upper floor roof space above, along… | Fullplanning | 28 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01605 | 52 Wicks Crescent Formby | Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension and garage conversion to existing dwellinghouse | Householder | 25 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01604 | Bootle Golf Course Dunnings Bridge Road Netherton | Use of land as outdoor sports facility for the creation of 7 no. padel tennis courts and 1 no. football pitch,… | Fullplanning | 25 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01601 | 43 Westbourne Road Birkdale | Section 211 notice for the felling of 1.No Elm Tree (A), 30% crown and lift of 3.No trees (B,C,D), Crown and lift for… | Treeworks | 24 Sept 2026 |
| DC/2026/01278 | Crosby Hall Back Lane Little Crosby | Erection of a brick retaining wall in the garden to replace a ha-ha retaining wall | Householder | 24 Sept 2026 |
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About this data
We index every application published on Sefton’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://pa.sefton.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 29 Sept 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Sefton, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 60,008 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Sefton — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Sefton's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 29 Sept 2026.
92.7% of Sefton's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
40.5% of appeals against Sefton decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 163 decided appeals.
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