Bootle Area Action Plan

Our Future, Our Bootle - Bootle Area Action Plan

‘Our Future, Our Bootle’ is an Area Action Plan (AAP) which sets out a clear vision for the town and the wider area for the next two decades and beyond. An AAP is type of development plan for a specified area. The AAP covers Bootle and parts of Seaforth and Litherland.

At its meeting of 15 January 2026, Sefton Council resolved to formally adopt the Bootle Area Action Plan. The Bootle Area Action now therefore forms part of the statutory development plan for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton under section 38 of the Act with immediate effect, alongside the Sefton Local Plan 2017; Joint Waste Local Plan for Merseyside and Halton; and the Neighbourhood Development Plans for Formby and Little Altcar, Maghull and Lydiate.

The relevant documents, which will be made available for public inspection, free of charge in Bootle Library, can be viewed below:

The adopted Bootle Area Action Written Statement	(pdf 7.6MB)
The adopted Bootle Area Action Plan Policies Map	(pdf 3.38MB)
The report of the recommendations of the Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State	(pdf 252KB)
The modifications that that were made to the Bootle Area Action Plan pursuant to section 23 (3) of the Act	(pdf 221KB)
The Council’s adoption statement under Regulation 26	(pdf 49KB)
The sustainability appraisal required under Section 19 of the Act including strategic environmental assessment and equality impact assessment	(pdf 2.11MB)
The adoption statement required under Regulation 16 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004	(pdf 318KB)

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