16 Rycroft Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 9RQ

RESX/24/01060Prior Approval Householder (Rear Extension)Approved

Householder

Approved

Council decision: Prior Approval is not required

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for two proposed single storey extensions that will project 4.9m beyond the rear wall of the dwelling, and will reach a height of 3.6m to the ridge and 2.8m to the eaves.

Received: 30 July 2024
Council: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Hoylake and Meols

ReceivedReceived30 Jul
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation23 Aug
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at 16 Rycroft Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 9RQ. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 July 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Hoylake and Meols. We hold 637 applications in total for the CH47 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: CH47 9RQ
Application type: Prior Approval Householder (Rear Extension)

Planning application dates

Validated: 30 July 2024
Consultation expiry: 23 August 2024
Consultation end: 23 August 2024

Planning decision

Decision: Prior Approval is not required

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 3: High 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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© 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.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wirral

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