The Links, 100 - 102 Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DB Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00261 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed double garage block Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Feb 2026
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Validated
31 Mar 2026
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Committee
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wirral Planning Committee on 25 Jun 2026.

Approved by 6 votes to 4

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the garage would preserve the conservation area and avoid harmful visual or neighbour impacts.
  • Five objections cited parking history, maintenance access, drainage, loss of green space, conservation impacts and missing dimensions.
  • The committee approved the application by 6 votes to 4, with one abstention, subject to the stated conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed garage, site history, officer assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Wirral's committee minutes of 25 Jun 2026.

Documents 19

Statements & assessments 4

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Plans & drawings 8

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Other documents 5

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Site constraints 8

Meols Drive Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special area of conservation about 213 m away: The Dee Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 213 m away: Red Rocks SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Tree preservation order about 19 m away: Wirral Borough Council WR0095; Inside the West Kirby built-up area; Green belt about 75 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH48 5DB
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 32 days slower than Wirral's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
689decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wirral in the last twelve months, from validation. Wirral decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jun 2026
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wirral is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #200 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wirral decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #164 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #198 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #200 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #197 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
61 decided
909
Total decisions
112 refused in the year to March 2026