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92 Woodchurch Lane, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 9PD

APP/24/00018Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused

Council decision: Refuse

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

Proposal

Single-storey rear extension and creation of additional habitable loft space including the addition of 2 rooflights. Proposed accommodation to comprise 5no. self-contained 1-bed apartments.

Received
11 January 2024
Ward
Prenton
  1. Received11 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.15 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 92 Woodchurch Lane, Prenton, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 9PD. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 January 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Prenton. We hold 297 applications in total for the CH42 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
CH42 9PD
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Planning application dates

Validated
11 January 2024
Consultation expiry
15 February 2024
Consultation end
15 February 2024

Planning decision

Decision
Refuse

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.

Source: Wirral

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