Birkenhead School, 58 Beresford Road, Oxton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 2JD
Approved on 31 July 2019
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of Use to Car Park - provision of 26 spaces (retrospective)
- Received
- 7 May 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Claughton
- Agent
- GUA Limited
- ReceivedReceived7 May
- ValidatedValidated18 Jun
- Consult.Consultation16 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Birkenhead School, 58 Beresford Road, Oxton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 2JD. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Claughton. We hold 1,327 applications in total for the CH43 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
- CH43 2JD
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 June 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 16 July 2019
- Consultation start
- 25 June 2019
- Consultation end
- 16 July 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 25 June 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 July 2019
- Last date for comments
- 13 August 2019
- Application expires
- 13 August 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- GUA Limited
- Agent address
- The Old Barn, 59 Northcote Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 8LQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 July 2019
- Site notice end
- 16 July 2019
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07830121
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref WR0407Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 May
Boiler replacement including new flu to run from the plant room, out of the ventilation louvre, then…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLBC/26/00679 - 202120 Jul
Erection of an extension to the existing Sports Hall and associated infrastructure and landscaping
Non-determinationFull Planning PermissionAPP/21/01552 - 20182 Feb
Proposed replacement of existing windows - for more details please see accompanying Design and Access…
ApprovedListed building consentLBC/18/00172
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