Waterloo<\/a> Road and the economic viability of the development.<\/p>\n\u201cIt also set out a number of further objections which had been received since the previous meeting, together with comments on the further objections.<\/p>\n
\u201cRESOLVED: That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and in Late Representations and subject to the signing of a section 106 legal agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding to a question about the process and the involvement of local resident, Sara said: \u201cWe feel like we\u2019ve been ignored.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done two petitions with 200 signatures on both occasions, which should be indicative of the strength of feeling but it has come to nothing for now. We really would like to see a more robust, accessible and transparent process where local concerns are fully investigated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been left feeling quite frustrated, because we don\u2019t feel some of our concerns were dealt with very fairly. For one, there\u2019s the access road issue which the council didn\u2019t seem to want to discuss.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.34 will be torn down and the new proposed road will be on a blind bend and that the two exits onto Waterloo Road, Sandon Road and Ryder Crescent are impossible to get out of at rush hour.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re proposing a development of 33 houses. That\u2019s potentially 33 plus new cars thrown into the mix.\u201d<\/p>\n
Specifically addressing the concerns raised about Waterloo Road, a technical report by SCP Transport Planning said no concerns have been raised by highways on either the access proposals or parking provision.<\/p>\n
Sara added: \u201cWe have all this lovely wildlife surrounding us like bats and squirrels and foxes and deer, but none of this seems to be registering with the council.”<\/p>\n
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Residents on Lynton Road, Hillside in Southport(Image: Colin Lane\/Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n
These sentiments are shared by Helen Jones, another concerned resident who is particularly worried about the implications for the local wildlife. She said: \u201cEven my nine-year-old daughter, Maisie turned to me and asked \u2018How can they build on that land when it\u2019s covered in trees and has so much wildlife?\u2019 Where will it go? Aren\u2019t there better places to build?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s nine and can see that!<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a very healthy population of the protected common toad on the surveys and we know red squirrels use it all the time. We have video footage of the red squirrels and buzzards using the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would have been much better to turn it into a nature area using one of the many schemes available and continue the process of rewilding.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ecological survey published on the Sefton Council planning portal said inspectors found no evidence of red squirrels or natterjack toads, but confirmed the site does support a good population of common lizard \u2013 with a maximum of 16 noted during one survey \u2013 and common toad. The team also identified the presence of a single red fox.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: \u201cSefton\u2019s Planning Committee considered this application, along with all comments received and concluded that the proposal is acceptable.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs with all planning applications, the committee fully takes into consideration resident comments when reaching a decision and they are weighed up against technical evidence and other comments from statutory consultees.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis includes concerns in regard to potential golf ball strikes and access arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans for a new housing development have been approved by Sefton Council and will create 33 new homesResidents…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[28276,748,393,34676,2826,4884,6333,179,12147,12460,371,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-334189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-birkdale","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-formby","12":"tag-golf","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-housing","15":"tag-liverpool","16":"tag-regeneration","17":"tag-sefton-council","18":"tag-southport","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115006766194648941","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Residents on Lynton Road, Hillside in Southport(Image: Colin Lane\/Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n![\"No.34](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Residents-on-Lynton-Road-Hillside-in-Southport-against-the-demolition-of-a-house-to-build-a-new-ho.webp\")
No.34 Lynton Road, Hillside in Southport(Image: Colin Lane\/Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n