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Howells D I Y, 234 Rake Lane, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 1JR (amended location)

APP/04/05933Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Alterations to rear elevation including re-roofing to provide extension to existing shop area.

Received
15 April 2004
Decided
15 July 2004 · Approve
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
New Brighton
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received15 Apr
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.24 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wirral86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for an extension at Howells D I Y , 234 Rake Lane, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 1JR (amended location). Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 91 days, 4 weeks longer than Wirral's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across New Brighton. We hold 904 applications in total for the CH45 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
APP/04/05933
Address
Howells D I Y , 234 Rake Lane, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 1JR (amended location)
Postcode
CH45 1JR
Local Authority
Wirral
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
New Brighton

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
126 Seabank Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 1HG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 April 2004
Consultation Expiry
24 June 2004
Date Decided
15 July 2004
Date Validated
21 May 2004
Date Submitted
15 April 2004
Consultation End
24 June 2004
Neighbour Consultation End
24 June 2004
Last Date for Comments
15 July 2004
Application Expires
15 July 2004

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
24 June 2004
Site Notice End
24 June 2004

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
4
Coordinates
53.431435, -3.042324
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wirral

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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