Birkenhead Park Rugby Union Football Club, 141 Park Road North, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 8AA

APP/20/01905Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 12 March 2021

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Conversion of existing dilapidated redundant squash court building to form proposed multi function space and gym for members and community use. Introduction of first floor level accommodation; formation of rear first floor balcony formed; replace existing roof with new extended pitched roof which has an increased eaves height to its rear. External alterations also include works to openings.

Received: 11 December 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Claughton
Agent: NWD Architects Ltd

ReceivedReceived11 Dec
ValidatedValidated8 Jan
Consult.Consultation9 Mar
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided12 Mar

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Birkenhead Park Rugby Union Football Club, 141 Park Road North, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 8AA. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. The site is in the Birkenhead Park conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Claughton. We hold 347 applications in total for the CH41 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: CH41 8AA
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 January 2021
Consultation expiry: 9 March 2021
Consultation start: 1 February 2021
Consultation end: 9 March 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 28 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 9 March 2021
Last date for comments: 5 March 2021
Application expires: 12 March 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: NWD Architects Ltd
Architect profile: NWD ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address: Old Coach Road, Kelsall, CW6 0QJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 63 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 1 February 2021
Advertisement expiry: 9 March 2021
Site notice start: 10 February 2021
Site notice end: 9 March 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09338375
Documents: 12
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Birkenhead Park Conservation Area
Tree Preservation Order: Ref WR0154Next to the site
Registered park and garden: Birkenhead ParkPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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2020
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Source: Wirral

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