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Birkenhead War Memorial Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5HW

LBC/26/01253Listed Building ConsentPending Decision

Proposal

To carry out emergency repair works and restore the Grade II* Birkenhead War Memorial in Hamilton Square Garden.

Received (week of)
14 September 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Wirral87% of applications approved

This is a listed building consent application at Birkenhead War Memorial Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5HW. Wirral has handled 16 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them. The site is in the Hamilton Square conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Birkenhead & Tranmere. We hold 340 applications in total for the CH41 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
LBC/26/01253
Address
Birkenhead War Memorial Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5HW
Postcode
CH41 5HW
Local Authority
Wirral
Application Type
Listed Building Consent
Decision Status
Undecided
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Received
Week of 14 September 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
53.392975, -3.013473
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wirral

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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 2026-10-09. 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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