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United Reformed Church Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0TG

DEM/19/01496Prior Notification of DemolitionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 1 November 2019

Council decision: Prior approval is requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Currently vacant former United Reformed church, with adjoining hall and associated outbuildings. Site clearance for proposed future redevelopment. A combination of machine and hand work. The site will be left level and clear of any demolition material. Materials will be reclaimed where possible. Anything that cannot will be sent for recycling.

Received
4 October 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Upton
Agent
Ainsley Gommon Architects
  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated4 Oct
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Nov

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at United Reformed Church Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0TG. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wirral's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Upton. We hold 831 applications in total for the CH49 postcode area.

77% of outline 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
CH49 0TG
Application type
Prior Notification of Demolition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 October 2019
Consultation expiry
31 October 2019
Consultation start
10 October 2019
Consultation end
31 October 2019
Neighbour consultation end
31 October 2019
Last date for comments
1 November 2019
Application expires
1 November 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ainsley Gommon Architects
Architect profile
AINSLEY GOMMON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
1 Price Street, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, CH41 6JN

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
31 October 2019
Site notice end
31 October 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08199498
Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref WR0406Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: United Reformed Church, Ford Road, Upton, CH49 0TGRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    7 Feb

    Full Planning Application for 8 dwellings

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/23/00180
  2. 2022
    4 Oct

    Installation of 2No. proposed stack signs

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentADV/22/01761
  3. 2022
    11 Aug

    Full Planning Application for 8 dwelling.

    PendingNon-material amendmentNMA/22/01296
  4. 2021
    29 Jul

    Conditions 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 & 11 - to be complied with. Condition 3 - materials schedule and brick images…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/21/01580
  5. 2020
    18 Dec

    Full Planning Application for 8 dwellings

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/20/01944
  6. 2020
    6 Feb

    Application for prior notification for the demolition of the vacant former Upton Reformed Church, with…

    ApprovedPrior Notification of DemolitionDEM/20/00163

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