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Tree Tops, GILLS LANE, BARNSTON, CH61 1AE

APP/16/00029Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 14 November 2016

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed ground floor extension (to west elevation) and first floor extension (to north elevation) (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

Received
6 January 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Agent
ABW Architects
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 312 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Tree Tops, GILLS LANE, BARNSTON, CH61 1AE. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 313 days, 37 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Pensby and Thingwall. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the CH61 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CH61 1AE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2016
Consultation expiry
24 February 2016
Consultation start
18 January 2016
Consultation end
24 February 2016
Neighbour consultation start
18 January 2016
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2016
Last date for comments
3 March 2016
Decision issued
15 November 2016
Application expires
3 March 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
ABW Architects
Agent address
40 Cook Street, Liverpool, LR 9RF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 January 2016
Advertisement expiry
24 February 2016
Site notice end
24 February 2016

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Wirral
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wirral

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