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28 Birch Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 9RH

APP/22/00476Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 20 September 2022

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations to proposed rear extension (previous application was submitted and approved under the prior approval process)

Received
17 March 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Agent
GB Architectural and Engineering Design
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 28 Birch Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 9RH. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. This one was decided in 187 days, 19 weeks longer than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Hoylake and Meols. We hold 637 applications in total for the CH47 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
CH47 9RH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2022
Consultation expiry
3 August 2022
Consultation start
5 April 2022
Consultation end
3 August 2022
Neighbour consultation start
5 April 2022
Neighbour consultation end
30 April 2022
Last date for comments
12 May 2022
Application expires
12 May 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
GB Architectural and Engineering Design
Agent address
6 Vaughan Close, Formby, Liverpool, L37 1XZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
30 April 2022
Site notice end
30 April 2022

Appeal history

3312120
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 February 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11128990
Documents
8
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Green belt: WirralNext to the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wirral

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