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Purley Kings Drive, Caldy, Wirral, CH48 2JH

APP/20/01257Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 14 October 2021

Council decision: ApprovePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

New building within the grounds of Purley, to be ancillary to the main property. Amendment from application as originally submitted, which was for a self contained dwelling. July 2021 - Further amendments reducing height of proposed building and omitting new access.

Received
4 September 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
27
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Agent
Ainsley Gommon Architects
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 405 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Purley Kings Drive, Caldy, Wirral, CH48 2JH. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 405 days, 50 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. The site is in the Caldy conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across West Kirby and Thurstaston. We hold 546 applications in total for the CH48 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
CH48 2JH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2020
Consultation expiry
25 July 2021
Consultation start
18 September 2020
Consultation end
25 July 2021
Neighbour consultation start
7 July 2021
Neighbour consultation end
25 July 2021
Last date for comments
30 October 2020
Committee meeting
14 October 2021
Decision issued
15 October 2021
Application expires
21 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ainsley Gommon Architects
Architect profile
AINSLEY GOMMON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
1 Price Street, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6JN

Planning decision

Statutory period
412 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 September 2020
Advertisement expiry
25 July 2021
Site notice end
25 July 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08972612
Documents
45
Constraints
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Caldy Conservation Area
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref WR0067Covers the site
  • Green belt: WirralNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Wirral

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