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42 Charles Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF

APP/23/00859Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM CLASS E (OFFICE) TO CLASS C3 RESIDENTIAL

Received
5 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.5 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 42 Charles Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 June 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2AF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2023
Consultation expiry
5 August 2023
Consultation end
5 August 2023
Application expires
14 August 2023

Planning decision

Decision
Refuse
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

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

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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