The Meadows, 1 Oldfield Drive, Heswall, Wirral

APP/21/00229Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 10 June 2021

Council decision: ApprovePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and development of a three storey apartment building, comprising of 5 no. apartments, with associated hard and soft landscaping.

Received: 5 February 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 49
Council: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Heswall
Agent: Condy Lofthouse Architects

ReceivedReceived5 Feb
ValidatedValidated5 Feb
Consult.Consultation18 Apr
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided10 Jun

Decided in 125 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Meadows, 1 Oldfield Drive, Heswall, Wirral,. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 10 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Heswall. We hold 364 applications in total for the CH60 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: CH60 6SS
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 February 2021
Consultation expiry: 18 April 2021
Consultation start: 24 March 2021
Consultation end: 18 April 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 17 February 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 18 April 2021
Last date for comments: 2 April 2021
Committee meeting: 15 April 2021
Decision issued: 11 June 2021
Application expires: 16 April 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: Condy Lofthouse Architects
Agent address: 17 Connect Business Village, 24 Derby Road, Liverpool, L5 9PR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 70 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 18 April 2021
Site notice end: 18 April 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09400947
Documents: 28
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: WirralNext to the site
Brownfield land register: 1 Oldfield Drive, Heswall, CH60 6SSRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: Wirral

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