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8 Chatsworth Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 1NY

LDP/26/01355Lawful Development Certificate ProposedPending Decision

Proposal

Change from c3 to c2 to accommodate children’s residential care

Received (week of)
5 October 2026
Ward
Rock Ferry
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received5 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Wirral86% of lawful development certificate proposed applications approved

This is a planning application at 8 Chatsworth Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 1NY. Wirral has handled 40 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Rock Ferry. We hold 293 applications in total for the CH42 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
LDP/26/01355
Address
8 Chatsworth Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 1NY
Postcode
CH42 1NY
Local Authority
Wirral
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Decision Status
Undecided
Ward
Rock Ferry

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Received
Week of 5 October 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
53.372220, -3.003992
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wirral

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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