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Redcourt Manor, 7 Devonshire Place, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 1TX

APP/22/01700Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

Conversion of existing Gymnasium outbuilding within grounds of existing school to 2 two-bed residential units

Received
22 September 2022
Decided
17 March 2023 · Refuse
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Oxton
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 176 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wirral86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Redcourt Manor, 7 Devonshire Place, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 1TX. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 176 days, 16 weeks longer than Wirral's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Oxton. We hold 1,321 applications in total for the CH43 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
APP/22/01700
Address
Redcourt Manor, 7 Devonshire Place, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 1TX
Postcode
CH43 1TX
Local Authority
Wirral
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Oxton

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 September 2022
Consultation Expiry
21 December 2022
Date Decided
17 March 2023
Date Validated
22 September 2022
Date Submitted
22 September 2022
Consultation End
21 December 2022
Application Expires
17 March 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Decided By
Planning Committee
Statutory Period
176 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
21 December 2022

Appeal

Appeal Reference
3296884
Appeal Status
Appeal Received

Additional Information

Documents
13
Coordinates
53.386787, -3.049232
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3319126
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 October 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Source: Wirral

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Aug

    NMA APP/20/01084 Elevational amendments that include modest setting out adjustments to upper floor window…

    ApprovedApplicationNMA/26/01236
  2. 2023
    13 Oct

    Variation to elevational treatments. Removal of white/cream brick balconies (with the exception of those to…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/23/01603
  3. 2023
    19 Jan

    3/4 storey stand alone apartment block, comprising 30no. 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsDIS/23/00092
  4. 2023
    19 Jan

    Variation of Condition 22 (drainage) to allow Phase B drainage plan to be separate to Phase A of APP/20/01084

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)RVC/23/00084
  5. 2022
    24 Aug

    (none)

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/22/01379
  6. 2022
    25 Jul

    Change of use from school to residential for the proposal of the refurbishment of Redcourt, a grade II listed…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/22/01315

Planning constraints

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.

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