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55 Somerset Road, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 8SN

APP/17/00299Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 August 2017

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of the double garage and kitchen extension at 57 Somerset Road and erection of a two storey detached dwelling between 55 and 57 Somerset Road

Received
15 March 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
  1. Received15 Mar
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.9 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 55 Somerset Road, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 8SN. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 142 days, 12 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Pensby and Thingwall. We hold 1,500 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 8SN
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2017
Consultation expiry
9 June 2017
Consultation start
12 May 2017
Consultation end
9 June 2017
Neighbour consultation start
12 May 2017
Neighbour consultation end
9 June 2017
Last date for comments
6 July 2017
Application expires
6 July 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
9 June 2017
Site notice end
9 June 2017

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

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© 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.

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