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43 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral

LBC/25/01904Listed Building ConsentAwaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations to No 43, Hamilton Square to change use from commercial/ professional offices to 5no self contained apartments. Demolition of toilets to rear. New windows and door to rear elevation following demolition. Internal alterations to allow conversion to apartments

Received
10 December 2025
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at 43 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral,. Wirral has handled 310 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Hamilton Square conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

93% of heritage 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 6AQ
Application type
Listed Building Consent

Planning application dates

Validated
10 December 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation end
4 February 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Hamilton Square Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Hamilton Square, Birkenhead
  • Brownfield land register: 58 Hamilton Square, BirkenheadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 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

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. 2025
    12 Dec

    Alterations to 43, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead for Change of Use from Commercial/ Professional Offices to 5…

    PendingFull Planning PermissionFiled alongsideAPP/25/01924
  2. 2025
    10 Dec

    Alterations to No 43, Hamilton Square to change use from commercial/ professional offices to 5no self…

    This applicationPendingHeritageLBC/25/01904

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