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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
93.3% of applications approved
Ranks #60 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
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
41.9% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #298 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 167 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
£226,000 median sale price
-1.7% year on year · 3,045 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 #259 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 113,578 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/2026/01108 | 29 Lancaster Road Birkdale | Erection of an outbuilding to the side, following the demolition of existing outbuilding. | Householder | 2 Jul 2026 |
| DC/2026/01115 | 37 Mark Road Hightown | Erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions, loft conversion with dormer and alterations to the roof,… | Householder | 2 Jul 2026 |
| DC/2026/01119 | Ivy Glen Hall Lane Lydiate | Erection of a single storey extension to the rear/side following the demolition of existing conservatory/outrigger. | Householder | 2 Jul 2026 |
| DC/2026/01109 | Former Garrick Theatre Garrick Parade Lord Street Southport | Discharge of conditions 3 (Combined Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 4 (Construction Site Waste… | Dischargeconditions | 30 Jun 2026 |
| DC/2026/01102 | 64 Phillips Lane Formby | Erection of part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension, single-storey side extension, conversion of side garage… | Householder | 30 Jun 2026 |
| DC/2026/01107 | 61 Larkhill Lane Formby | Erection of a single-storey extension to the front and side of the dwellinghouse following the demolition of existing… | Householder | 30 Jun 2026 |
| DC/2026/01103 | 66 Brook Street Southport | Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed construction of an L-shaped rear dormer extension. | Lawfuldevelopment | 30 Jun 2026 |
| DC/2026/01075 | 25 Grange Park Maghull | Erection of a two storey extension to the side, single storey and first floor extension to the rear, porch to the… | Householder | 30 Jun 2026 |
| DC/2026/00987 | 140 - 144 Linacre Road Litherland | Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (travel plan) attached to planning permission DC/2024/01381 approved… | Dischargeconditions | 29 Jun 2026 |
| DC/2026/01101 | Hadley And Co Accountants Adelphi Chambers 30 Hoghton Street Southport | Prior notification for the change of use of part of the first floor to provide two (2) flats of 39.5 and 39 sqm… | Priorapproval | 29 Jun 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 2 Jul 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Sefton, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 59,599 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Sefton's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 2 Jul 2026.
93.3% of Sefton's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
41.9% of appeals against Sefton decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 167 decided appeals.
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