THE FOREGATE, 148 Barnston Road, Barnston, Wirral, CH61 1BZ Data via plota.co.uk

APPH/26/00311 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage. Construction of single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

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Plans & drawings 3

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Other documents 1

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnston (Wirral) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £170,750 in July 1999. Detached house, freehold.

9 July 1999£170,750

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wirral
Application type
Householder
Postcode
CH61 1BZ
Received
28 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Neil Braithwaite Architect Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 4 days slower than Wirral's median of 67 for demolitions. Approved, as 87% of demolitions here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
165decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 May 2026
Statutory expiry
29 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.