Below you will find the weekly planning application list for the Formby area as published by Sefton Council. To submit a comment/objection or further information please go to Sefton Council’s planning website.
Applications Received
Formby East Ward
109-111 Liverpool Road Formby L37 6BR
Reference: DC/2026/01735
Proposal: Retention of revised loading bay, plant area, fire escape route and boundary landscaping.
Agent: Alder King Planning Consultants – Pembroke House 15 Pembroke Road Bristol BS8 3BA
Applicant: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd
54 Brows Lane Formby L37 4ED
Reference: DC/2026/01780
Proposal: Application for the change of use of existing commercial unit (Class E) to a wine shop and tasting rooms (Sui Generis)
Agent: Mrs Kate Johnstone – 8 Alwyn Street Liverpool L17 7DX
Applicant: Polly Prescott
Formby West Ward
17 Mere Road Formby L37 2JX
Reference: DC/2026/01695
Proposal: Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of new dorma loft conversion at the rear of the dwellinghouse.
Agent:
Applicant: Mr Jonathan Clatworthy
2A Harington Road Formby L37 1NS
Reference: DC/2026/01765
Proposal: Non-material amendment to planning permission DC/2025/00890 approved 18/08/2025 to allow for change of stone facing material to front elevation, change of window frame material and colour from anthracite UPVC to black aluminium, change of rainwater goods from anthracite grey to black and detailed design for canopy to front elevation.
Agent: Mr Graham Coule, RAL Architects Limited – STUDIO 23 Princes Street Southport PR8 1EG
Applicant: Johanne Baldwin
6 Firs Close Formby L37 1PU
Reference: DC/2026/01769
Proposal: Tree preservation order for the Re-Pollarding of 1no. Crack Willow tree (TPO11).
Agent:
Applicant: Mr Gary Wilde
18 Rimmers Avenue Formby L37 7AR
Reference: DC/2026/01788
Proposal: Proposed single storey extension to front, side and rear of existing dwellinghouse.
Agent: Mr Gary Morris – 7 Kendal Close, Rainford St Helens WA11 7LG
Applicant: Mrs Adele Tobin
4 College Avenue Formby L37 1LE
Reference: DC/2026/01796
Proposal: Proposed detached garage.
Agent: Mr Graham Coule, RAL Architects Limited – STUDIO 23 Princes Street Southport PR8 1EG
Applicant: Mr Kevin McArdle
22 Carrs Crescent Formby L37 2EU
Reference: DC/2026/01810
Proposal: Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.
Agent: Mr Oliver Wright NAPC – Suite 121 Watermoor Point, Watermoor Road, Cirencester GL7 1LF
Applicant: Mr Andrew Thomson
Land To The East And West Of West Lane Formby L37 7AZ
Reference: DC/2026/01813
Proposal: Discharge of condition 22 (Bat and Bird Box Plan) attached to DC/2025/01918 approved on 26/02/2026.
Agent: Chris Garratt White, Peak Planning – Lynnfield House 249 Church Street Altrincham WA14 4DZ
Applicant: Redrow Homes Limited
3 Holmwood Drive Formby L37 1PG
Reference: DC/2026/01816
Proposal: Proposed porch extension.
Agent: Mr Peter Whiteside, Whiteside Building Design Ltd – 47A Freshfield Road Formby L37 3HL
Applicant: Mr Matthew Price
71A Kirklake Road Formby L37 2DA
Reference: DC/2026/01817
Proposal: Discharge of condition 15 (Acoustic Boundary) attached to DC/2025/01436 approved on 24/11/2025.
Agent:
Applicant: Mr David Raw
Decisions Made
Formby East Ward
4 Brows Lane Formby L37 3HZ
Reference: DC/2026/01483
Decision: Approve with Conditions
Decision Date: 29 October 2026
Proposal: Proposed single storey side and rear extension, including replacing flat roofs with pitched to existing side extensions.
Formby West Ward
25 Bushbys Lane Formby L37 2DX
Reference: DC/2026/00821
Decision: Refuse
Decision Date: 29 October 2026
Proposal: Erection of front boundary wall (retrospective 20/12/2023).
Harington Ward
Shorrocks Hill Country Club Lifeboat Road Formby L37 2EB
Reference: DC/2022/02326
Decision: Approve with Conditions
Decision Date: 27 October 2026
Proposal: Hybrid planning application seeking outline consent for the erection for up to twenty-three custom-build dwellings with access to be determined and all other matters reserved; full planning permission is sought for the sitewide layout (all areas excluding housing plots); including associated infrastructure, access and landscaping; and the construction of a 100-space public car park with WC block.