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MERSEY SNOOKER, 14 - 16 Argyle Street South, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 9BX

RETX/26/01404Prior Approval Retail to residential PDAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from retail premises (Use Class E - commercial, business and services) to three flats (Use Class C3) on the ground and first floors and retained office premises (Use Class E) on the ground floor.

Received (week of)
21 September 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at MERSEY SNOOKER, 14 - 16 Argyle Street South, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 9BX. Wirral has handled 4 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Birkenhead & Tranmere. We hold 347 applications in total for the CH41 postcode area.

87% of all 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
CH41 9BX
Application type
Prior Approval Retail to residential PD

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 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 2026-11-03. 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Replacement of one shop front with window, entrance door and facing brick to match, installation of windows…

    PendingApplicationFiled alongsideAPP/26/01372
  2. 2026
    21 Sep

    Change of use from retail premises (Use Class E - commercial, business and services) to three flats (Use…

    This applicationPendingPrior Approval Retail to residential PDRETX/26/01404

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