Skip to content

Rear Unit, 232 - 234 Rake Lane, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 1JR

OUT/21/01908Outline Planning PermissionRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Outline application (with permission sought for access, scale and layout) for a residential development of 12 apartments in 2 separate blocks (one block of 9 no. units and one block of 3 no. units) with drive-through access and parking for 12 no. cars. The proposal will replace the existing commercial premises (comprising of a retail showroom, car park, joinery workshop and motor vehicle repair and body shop)

Received
27 September 2021
Decided
25 February 2022 · Refuse
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
35
Ward
New Brighton
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received27 Sep
  2. Validated26 Oct
  3. Consult.8 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 122 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wirral77% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Rear Unit, 232 - 234 Rake Lane, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 1JR. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. This one was decided in 151 days, 14 weeks longer than Wirral's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across New Brighton. We hold 904 applications in total for the CH45 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
OUT/21/01908
Address
Rear Unit, 232 - 234 Rake Lane, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 1JR
Postcode
CH45 1JR
Local Authority
Wirral
Application Type
Outline Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
12
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
New Brighton

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
102 East Float Quay, Dock Road, Wallasey, CH41 1DP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 September 2021
Consultation Expiry
8 December 2021
Date Decided
25 February 2022
Date Validated
26 October 2021
Date Submitted
27 September 2021
Consultation Start
2 November 2021
Consultation End
8 December 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
2 November 2021
Neighbour Consultation End
8 December 2021
Last Date for Comments
25 January 2022
Application Expires
25 January 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
8 November 2021
Advertisement Expiry
8 December 2021
Site Notice End
8 December 2021

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10164311
Comments
35
Documents
14
Constraints
2
Coordinates
53.431435, -3.042324
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wirral

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near CH45

New planning applications delivered to your inbox weekly.

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.

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report