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Birkdale Ward planning approval rate

Birkdale Ward ward in Sefton has a 88.0% approval rate based on 326 planning decisions. Sefton overall: 87.5%.

Last updated: June 2026

88.0%
ward approval rate
326
Decisions
287
Approved
39
Refused
87.5%
Sefton average

Birkdale Ward is broadly in line with the Sefton average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Birkdale Ward compares

Birkdale Ward ward (326 decided)
88.0%
Sefton overall (6,655 decided)
87.5%
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Recent decisions in Birkdale Ward

Demolition of existing pergola and erection of single-storey rear extension · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Approved
Extension to rear and side of a dwelling house, after demolition of existing con · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Approved
Proposed roof extension. · Wed 17 Jun 2026
Approved
Existing boundary walls to receive wire mesh extensions of the top of wall to pr · Fri 05 Jun 2026
Approved
Erection of a rear roof dormer · Wed 03 Jun 2026
Approved

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