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Elmina, 23 Oaklea Road, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3US

APP/21/01140Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 8 October 2021

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with new dwelling and detached garage

Received
25 May 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated25 May
  3. Consult.31 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 136 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Elmina, 23 Oaklea Road, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3US. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Pensby and Thingwall. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the CH61 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
CH61 3US
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 May 2021
Consultation expiry
31 July 2021
Consultation start
6 July 2021
Consultation end
31 July 2021
Neighbour consultation start
29 June 2021
Neighbour consultation end
31 July 2021
Last date for comments
20 July 2021
Application expires
11 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
LHGProjects
Agent address
20 Glen Park Road, Wallasey, CH455JG

Planning decision

Statutory period
139 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
31 July 2021
Site notice end
31 July 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09879177
Documents
14
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Apr

    Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans), 2 (landscaping) and 3 (arboricultural method statement) of…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)RVC/26/00563
  2. 2025
    7 Apr

    Seeking approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping and scale) pursuant to outline application…

    ApprovedReserved mattersDLS/25/00586
  3. 2024
    23 Dec

    Seeking approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping and scale) pursuant to outline application…

    RefusedReserved mattersDLS/24/01901
  4. 2024
    24 Apr

    Erection of 3 new build, 4 bedroom detached dwellings

    RefusedFull Planning PermissionAPP/24/00566
  5. 2022
    28 Feb

    Provision of new access driveway and erection of 3 No. detached dwellings to the rear of 21 & 23 Oaklea Road

    ApprovedOutline Planning PermissionOUT/22/00372
  6. 2020
    18 Dec

    Replacement of existing conservatory with new extension. Replacement and raising of roof to form first floor…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/20/01935

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