Wirral planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, updated daily. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council received 301 planning applications in the last 90 days, 8 of them major schemes. 89% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 60 days.
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Recent applications in Wirral
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Arrowe Park Hospital Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 5PE
Single-storey hospital building replacing modular unit, Wirral. New courtyard clinic at Arrowe Park Hospital, clad and altered, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, cladding and M&E packages lead, suiting regional contractors.
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
FARM COTTAGE, 33 Downham Road North, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UN
Two-dwelling semi-detached scheme with new access, Heswall, Wirral. Erects two three-storey semi-detached homes with parking, landscaping and boundaries on the Farm Cottage plot at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors, with boundary…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
UNUSED LAND Tarran Way West, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 4TT
Five-unit commercial scheme on vacant land, Moreton, Wirral. Full application for five new commercial units on previously unused land off Tarran Way West, with floor areas not stated. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing packages are the entry points for local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
6 Turbine Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 9BA
Indoor padel court centre conversion, Birkenhead. Repurposes an existing building for indoor sports and recreation at full application stage. Court construction, specialist flooring, LED lighting and changing facilities drive the fit-out and M&E packages.
Fit-outM&EHard landscaping
UPTON CRICKET CLUB Old Greasby Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LT
Cricket club changing pavilion replacement, Upton, Wirral, full stage. Demolishes the existing single-storey changing block and erects a new single-storey replacement at Upton Cricket Club. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork, roofing and changing-room drainage and M&E packages suit local…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Flat, 49 - 51 Limekiln Lane, Poulton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 5SR
Two-flat duplex conversion, Poulton, Wallasey. Converts upper-floor accommodation at 49-51 Limekiln Lane into two self-contained duplex apartments at full application stage. Kitchen and bathroom fit-out, partitioning, electrics and fire separation between units are the packages for local fit-out…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
CHANTA Raby Drive, Raby Mere, Wirral, CH63 0NL
Single detached 5-bed new-build dwelling, Raby Mere, Wirral, full application. Builds one detached five-bed home with access, parking, amenity space and cycle and refuse storage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing, M&E and drainage packages are open to local subcontractors, with driveway and…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
1 Hertford Drive, Egremont, Wirral, CH45 7PU
Six-flat conversion of former Egremont care home, Wirral, partly retrospective. Converts a care home into four one-bedroom and two two-bedroom flats, partly built out already. Fit-out, kitchens, bathrooms and M&E upgrades suit local joiners and electrical subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
HARGRAVE HALL FARM Benty Heath Lane, Raby, Neston, Wirral, CH64 1RY
Farmhouse extension scheme, Raby, Wirral, full application. Two-storey and single-storey extensions, part outbuilding demolition, driveway extension and bin store at Hargrave Hall Farm, full stage. Demolition, groundworks, masonry and roofing packages open first, with joinery and external hard…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Brackenwood Pre School, BRACKENWOOD INFANT SCHOOL Pulford Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2HN
Retrospective single-storey timber classroom pod, Bebington school. Council application for a timber pod classroom and external ramps already erected at Brackenwood Infant School. Modular timber and ramp groundworks trades are the relevant angle, with follow-on pods across the school estate the…
GroundworksJoineryInsulation
THE QUADRANT Albert Road / Station Road, Hoylake, CH47 2EE
Rooftop solar array at The Quadrant, Hoylake, retrospective full application. Retrospective permission for photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure on the main flat roof of an existing Wirral building. Panel mounting, inverters and electrical connections are the packages for renewables…
RenewablesM&E
262A Borough Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2RB
Single 2-bed apartment conversion from commercial unit, Birkenhead, full application. Converts a ground-floor Class E unit into a 2-bed flat while retaining the first-floor flat, with external alterations. Fit-out, drainage, new kitchen and bathroom services, and glazing for the external…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
15 Beryl Road, Noctorum, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 9RS
Multi-element householder extension and loft conversion, Wirral, full application stage. Adds single and first-floor rear extensions, a side garage, hip-to-gable roof extensions and a rear dormer to a Noctorum house. Steel openings, roofing, brickwork and glazing suit local subcontractors, with…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, UPTON LIBRARY Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 0TB
External lighting replacement at Upton Library, Wirral, council-led works. Council-run replacement of external luminaires at Upton Library, Wirral, at full application stage. Electrical contractors with lighting and controls packages are the trade opportunity, typically sourced through council…
M&E
214 Mosslands Drive, Poulton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 2EG
Front and rear dormers with garage infill, Wallasey, retrospective full application. Part-built dormer extensions and a garage infill to a Poulton house, applied for after works had already started. Roofing, joinery and glazing to finish the dormers, plus brickwork for the infill, suit local…
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Planning appeals in Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, raw rate
29.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.8 percentage points below expected. Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
469 appeals counted, 449 judged either way (134 allowed, 315 dismissed), 20 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 31.3% | 28.8% | 282 | 278 | 87 |
| Householder (HAS) | 27.2% | 35.6% | 128 | 125 | 34 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 36.8% | 33.3% | 20 | 19 | 7 |
| Enforcement Notice | 12.5% | 13.5% | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 16.7% | 36.9% | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 33.3% | 20.6% | 6 | 6 | 2 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent6 homes
- Affordable rent238 homes
- Shared ownership33 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder82% (144 decided)
- other97% (31 decided)
- commercial100% (17 decided)
- residential82% (17 decided)
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