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Seven Acres Service Station, Pensby Road, Thingwall, CH61 7UB

APP/15/01086Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Demolition of the existing service station, and redevelopment to provide a new petrol filling station facility, comprising of canopy/forecourt, A1 sales building with ATM, underground storage tanks, associated parking and other ancillary works.

Received
31 July 2015
Decided
11 December 2015 · Approve
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated10 Aug
  3. Consult.8 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 123 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for demolition at SEVEN ACRES SERVICE STATION, PENSBY ROAD, THINGWALL, CH61 7UB. 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 133 days, 10 weeks longer than Wirral's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Pensby and Thingwall. We hold 1,493 applications in total for the CH61 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
APP/15/01086
Address
SEVEN ACRES SERVICE STATION, PENSBY ROAD, THINGWALL, CH61 7UB
Postcode
CH61 7UB
Local Authority
Wirral
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Rapleys LLP
Agent Address
1st Floor Pall Mall Court, 61-67 King Street, Manchester, M2 4PD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 July 2015
Consultation Expiry
8 September 2015
Date Decided
11 December 2015
Date Validated
10 August 2015
Date Submitted
31 July 2015
Consultation Start
11 August 2015
Consultation End
8 September 2015
Neighbour Consultation Start
11 August 2015
Neighbour Consultation End
8 September 2015
Last Date for Comments
5 October 2015
Application Expires
5 October 2015

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
8 September 2015
Site Notice End
8 September 2015

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04153109
Comments
2
Documents
22
Constraints
4
Coordinates
53.352460, -3.095142
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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