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68 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF

APP/25/01719Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused

Council decision: Refuse

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Use of part of ground, first, second and third floors as a six bed, seven person HMO (Sui Generis) (Amended description and plan)

Received
7 November 2025
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.24 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application at 68 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AF. Wirral has handled 5,985 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Hamilton Square conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Birkenhead & Tranmere. We hold 347 applications in total for the CH41 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
CH41 6AF
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Planning application dates

Validated
7 November 2025
Consultation expiry
24 December 2025
Consultation end
24 December 2025

Planning decision

Decision
Refuse

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hamilton Square Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Hamilton Square, Birkenhead
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, 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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