
The vast Maghull East site seen from Poverty Lane presently used for growing crops but under Sefton Council’s Local Plan it is to be covered with housing.
Sefton Council has the article on its website – see link below:-
www.sefton.gov.uk/planning-building-control/land-east-of-maghull.aspx
Quote from Sefton website article – ‘Application (a) (reference DC/2017/01532) proposed the following:- Hybrid application seeking full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 841 residential dwellings (C3), new vehicular accesses off Poverty Lane, public open space and ancillary infrastructure and outline planning permission for an older persons housing scheme (C2, C3) and ancillary infrastructure with all matters reserved.
This application is now subject to an appeal against non-determination [by Sefton Council] which was lodged on 5 August 2020. The appeal will now be heard at a Public Inquiry scheduled to commence on 15 December 2020.’
My own view is that this site has been nothing but trouble ever since Sefton Council close it to be developed. It truly is vast with @1600 house to be built there. Regular readers of this blog site will know how much I opposed Sefton’s determination to build on this high grade agricultural land. Indeed, with fellow campaigners we beat them in round 1 back in 1998 but sadly lost round 2 more recently.
For all the hand wringing by Sefton Council what is happening now is a consequence of their designating this former Green Belt site for building.