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Unit 35 Valley Road, Bidston, Wirral, CH41 7BA

SPVX/23/01084Prior Approval Solar PV roof non-domesticApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved

Council decision: Prior Approval is not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation Of Roof Mounted Solar PV Panels

Received
14 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bidston and St James
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.18 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Unit 35 Valley Road, Bidston, Wirral, CH41 7BA. Wirral has handled 961 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 July 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Bidston and St James. We hold 347 applications in total for the CH41 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
CH41 7BA
Application type
Prior Approval Solar PV roof non-domestic
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2023
Consultation expiry
18 August 2023
Consultation end
18 August 2023
Application expires
8 September 2023

Planning decision

Decision
Prior Approval is not required
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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Source: Wirral

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