2 Townshend Avenue, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XW

LDP/22/01406Lawful Development Certificate ProposedRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 21 September 2022

Council decision: Not Lawful UseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of replacement higher roof and dormer to rear, installation of roof light to front and window to side; alteration

Received: 9 August 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Greasby, Frankby and Irby

ReceivedReceived9 Aug
ValidatedValidated9 Aug
Consult.Consultation11 Oct
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided21 Sep

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 2 Townshend Avenue, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XW. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Wirral's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Greasby, Frankby and Irby. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the CH61 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: CH61 2XW
Application type: Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 August 2022
Consultation expiry: 11 October 2022
Consultation end: 11 October 2022
Application expires: 4 October 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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, 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.

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Source: Wirral

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