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Witch Wood Mere Lane, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 6RR

OUT/16/00347Outline Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The application proposes outline planning consent for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of 4no. detached dwellings.

Received
9 March 2016
Public comments
17
Ward
Heswall
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Witch Wood Mere Lane, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 6RR. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 March 2016 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Heswall. We hold 363 applications in total for the CH60 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
CH60 6RR
Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2016
Consultation expiry
9 September 2016
Consultation start
12 August 2016
Consultation end
9 September 2016
Neighbour consultation start
12 August 2016
Neighbour consultation end
9 September 2016
Last date for comments
29 September 2016
Application expires
29 September 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
9 September 2016
Site notice end
9 September 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04468850
Documents
14
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref WR0417Part of the site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Witch Wood, Mere Lane, Heswall, CH60 6RRRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    3 Apr

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (Highway Access), 11 (CEMP) and 17 (CMP) of planning permission APP/23/00776

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/25/00571
  2. 2025
    6 Mar

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission APP/23/00776

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/25/00370
  3. 2024
    16 Dec

    Discharge of Conditions 14 (Bird and Bat Boxes) and 16 (SUDS Design) of planning permission APP/23/00776

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDIS/24/01833
  4. 2023
    17 May

    Erection of 8 self contained apartments with associated access car parking and landscaping.

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionAPP/23/00776
  5. 2022
    5 Oct

    Reserved matters application for the erection for the erection of 7 self contained apartments with parking…

    ApprovedReserved mattersDLS/22/01709
  6. 2020
    16 Jul

    Outline application with all matters reserved for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of…

    ApprovedOutline Planning PermissionOUT/20/00967

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