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72 The Woodlands, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2SL

LBC/26/00166Listed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Lowering of chimney for safety reasons due to a major crack running through the bricks encompassing the stack (retrospective)

Received
3 February 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application at 72 The Woodlands, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2SL. Wirral has handled 310 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Clifton Park conservation area, with 4 listed buildings 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.

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 2SL
Application type
Listed Building Consent

Planning application dates

Validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
22 April 2026
Consultation end
22 April 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: Clifton Park Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Clifton Park, 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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