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Westford Lodge Merrills Lane, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0UA

APP/19/00087Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 March 2019

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a two-storey rear extension and single-storey side extensions, including timber framed canopy fronting Merrills Lane, following demolition of existing single-storey extensions. Demolition of existing and erection of new detached garage with ancillary accommodation above. Landscaping works including re-location of driveway to form extended garden area and the construction of a new brick boundary wall to Merril's Lane. Other works include external alterations to existing elevations.

Received
22 January 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Upton
Agent
Burton Architects
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.1 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Westford Lodge Merrills Lane, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0UA. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Upton. We hold 831 applications in total for the CH49 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
CH49 0UA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2019
Consultation expiry
1 March 2019
Consultation start
30 January 2019
Consultation end
1 March 2019
Neighbour consultation start
30 January 2019
Neighbour consultation end
1 March 2019
Last date for comments
25 March 2019
Application expires
25 March 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Burton Architects
Agent address
4 North Parade, Hoylake, CH47 2BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
1 March 2019
Site notice start
8 February 2019
Site notice end
1 March 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07556266
Documents
33
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: United Reformed Church, Ford Road, Upton, CH49 0TGRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2003
    2 Oct

    Erection of conservatory to the side of the property.

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/03/07182

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