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Research Laboratory, Unilever Plc Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3JW

DEM/25/00692Prior Notification of DemolitionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority for the demolition of the existing tower block building (the ‘Tower Block’).

Received
29 April 2025
Ward
Clatterbridge
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Research Laboratory, Unilever Plc Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3JW. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Clatterbridge. We hold 369 applications in total for the CH63 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
CH63 3JW
Application type
Prior Notification of Demolition

Planning application dates

Validated
29 April 2025
Consultation expiry
6 June 2025
Consultation end
6 June 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref WR0139Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Unilever Research, Quarry Road East, BebingtonRegister 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.

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

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© 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.

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