The Car Clinic, 151 - 153 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH63 8NE
Refused
Council decision: Not Lawful Use
Proposal
Change of use from car wash to convenience store (Class E use)
- Received
- 17 March 2025
- Ward
- Bebington
- ReceivedReceived17 Mar
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation22 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at The Car Clinic, 151 - 153 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH63 8NE. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Bebington. 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 8NE
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 17 March 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2025
- Consultation end
- 22 April 2025
Planning decision
- Decision
- Not Lawful Use
Site constraints
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)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Oct
Discharge of Condition 3 (Servicing and Waste Management Strategy) of planning permission APP/25/01886
PendingDischarge of conditionsDIS/26/01551 - 20252 May
Change of use from Sui Generis (car wash) to Class E (convenience store), including subdivision to 5no. units…
RefusedFull Planning PermissionAPP/25/00710
Source: Wirral
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- 151-153 Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 8NEAPP/25/01886 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- The Car Clinic, 151 - 153 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH63 8NEAPP/25/00710 · FullRefused0.0 mi
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- Red Cube Renovations LLPBuilding Contractors0.3 mi
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