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Birkenhead 6th Form College Park Road West, Claughton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 8SQ

APP/23/01827Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved

Council decision: Conditional Approval

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

Proposal

Two storey extension to give shower facilities to the ground floor, and a drama theory classroom to the first floor, added to the gable wall of the existing drama studio hall

Received
28 November 2023
Ward
Claughton
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Birkenhead 6th Form College Park Road West, Claughton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 8SQ. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Claughton. We hold 1,325 applications in total for the CH43 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
CH43 8SQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Planning application dates

Validated
28 November 2023
Consultation expiry
5 January 2024
Consultation end
5 January 2024

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.

  • 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    5 Dec

    Section 73 application for the variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission Ref…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)RVC/24/01795
  2. 2023
    28 Nov

    Two storey extension to give shower facilities to the ground floor, and a drama theory classroom to the first…

    This applicationApprovedFullAPP/23/01827

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    13 May

    Demolition of existing out-dated classrooms to the ground floor area, and erection and integration of a 3…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/22/00831
  2. 2020
    24 Jul

    Increasing the window cill heights of the ground floor windows to 1100mm from Ground Floor Level.

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/20/01000
  3. 2020
    11 Feb

    Application to vary condition 2 of planning approval APP/18/00987

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)APP/20/00196
  4. 2018
    26 Jul

    Proposed erection of a sign to college classroom extension being considered under APP/18/00987

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentADV/18/00988
  5. 2018
    14 Jul

    New three storey extension to college to provide 9 new classrooms.

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/18/00987

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