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
Harington Ward
2 Vicarage Road Formby L37 1XT
Reference: DC/2022/00264
Proposal: Erection of a 1.3m boundary fence above the existing brick wall to side elevation.
Agent:
Applicant: Mr Alfred Doran
61 Freshfield Road Formby L37 3HL
Reference: DC/2025/00266
Proposal: Erection of a single detached dwellinghouse, following the demolition of existing single detached house and outbuilding.
Agent: Mr Richard Moffat Lambert Smith Hampton – 4th Floor Windmill Green 24 Mount St Manchester M2 3NN
Applicant: Mr Ian Whitelock
Land at 76 Freshfield Road Formby L37 7BQ
Reference: DC/2025/00271
Proposal: Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (highway works) on planning permission DC/2024/00508 approved by 08/07/2024.
Agent: Mr Frank Smith James Campbell Associates Ltd – Campbell House 173 Rochdale Road Firgrove Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3BN
Applicant: Freshfield Developments Ltd
2 Church Way Formby L37 2LP
Reference: DC/2025/00301
Proposal: Erection of a part ground floor extension to the rear and side, part first floor dormer extension to the side and changes to the external façade.
Agent: Mr Peter Whiteside Whiteside Building Design Ltd – 47A Freshfield Road Formby L37 3HL
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Malcolm & Katie Mann
Ravenmeols Ward
Plot 8 Westinghouse Close Formby L37 6GG
Reference: DC/2025/00166
Proposal: Variation of conditions 1 and 15 pursuant to planning permission DC/2021/02694 approved 09/06/2022 to allow for the provision of a detached garage to the front and changes to the landscaping.
Agent: Mr Graham Coule RAL Architects Limited – STUDIO 23 Princes Street Southport PR8 1EG
Applicant: Tower Grange Homes
42 Alt Road Formby L37 6DF
Reference: DC/2025/00292
Proposal: Erection of a two storey extension to the side, and single storey extensions to the front and rear of the dwellinghouse, following demolition of existing garage and conservatory.
Agent: Mr Peter Whiteside Whiteside Building Design Ltd – 47A Freshfield Road Formby L37 3HL
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Philip & Hayley Hamlett
Land At Jemmy Carr Field North of Downholland Brook North Moss Lane Formby
Reference: DC/2025/00296
Proposal: Variation of condition 1 pursuant to planning permission DC/2020/00490 approved 19/06/2020 to allow for changes to the years of operation
Agent: Mr Robert Gandy Enzygo – 5 Fox Valley Way Sheffield S36 2AA
Applicant: Taiyo Power and Storage Ltd
Land at Tip Field South of North Moss Lane North Moss Lane Formby
Reference: DC/2025/00297
Proposal: Variation of condition 1 pursuant to planning permission DC/2020/00566 approved 23/06/2020 to allow for changes to the years of operation
Agent: Mr Robert Gandy Enzygo – 5 Fox Valley Way Sheffield S36 2AA
Applicant: Taiyo Power and Storage Ltd
5 North Moss Lane Formby L37 0AQ
Reference: DC/2025/00299
Proposal: Construction, operation, maintenance and future decommissioning of a ground mounted solar PV farm with association infrastructure, fencing and landscaping. (resubmission of planning application DC/2023/02024)
Agent: Mr Robert Gandy Enzygo – 5 Fox Valley Way Sheffield S36 2AA
Applicant: Taiyo Power and Storage Ltd
3 Brackenway Formby L37 7HF
Reference: DC/2025/00306
Proposal: Erection of a single storey extension to the front and side of the dwellinghouse.
Agent: Mr Nathan Foakes Clayton Architecture Limited – 648 Liverpool Road Ainsdale PR8 3LT
Applicant: Mrs Katie Walker
Decisions Made
Harington Ward
3 Sealand Close Formby L37 2JA
Reference: DC/2022/00096
Decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Decision Date: 28 February 2025
Proposal: Prior approval submission for a proposed rear extension projecting 5.10 metres from the rear wall of original dwellinghouse with a height of 2.82 metres at the eaves and a maximum height of 3.41 metres (valid 21.01.2025).
Ravenmeols Ward
88 Church Road Formby L37 3NG
Reference: DC/2024/02170
Decision: Application Withdrawn
Decision Date: 26 February 2025
Proposal: Change of use from existing use as builders merchants (sui generis) to a children’s recreational gymnastics (class E (d)).