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Spire Healthcare Limited, MURRAYFIELD HOSPITAL Holmwood Drive, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 1AU

APP/22/01665Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved

Council decision: Conditional Approval

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Permission is sought to install a roof based and ground mounted solar photovoltaic system on the flat roof areas of the existing building element. The ground mount system will be situated within the boundary of the property. Rooftop will comprise a total of 91 photovoltaic panels, whilst the ground will comprise a total of 292 photovoltaic panels.

Received
14 September 2022
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.30 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Spire Healthcare Limited, MURRAYFIELD HOSPITAL Holmwood Drive, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 1AU. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 September 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Pensby and Thingwall. We hold 1,500 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 1AU
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Planning application dates

Validated
14 September 2022
Consultation expiry
30 May 2023
Consultation end
30 May 2023

Planning decision

Decision
Conditional Approval

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Wirral
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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© 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.

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

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    20 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 3 (CEMP) and 4 (Landscape) of planning permission APP/22/01665

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/23/01486
  2. 2022
    14 Sep

    Permission is sought to install a roof based and ground mounted solar photovoltaic system on the flat roof…

    This applicationApprovedFullAPP/22/01665

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    19 Jan

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscape)

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/24/00048

Source: Wirral

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