Field No 3244 South Of Church Farm Telegraph Road, Thurstaston, Wirral Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00007 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of land from agricultural use, horse grazing and general recreational use (sui generis) to include cross-country equestrian schooling (sui generis), alongside existing agricultural use, horse grazing and general recreational use (sui generis). Retention of existing hardstanding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
6 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 151. The consultation period closed on 5 Jun 2026.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 14 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 14 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 14 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 2025_094_001.pdf OneApp Attachments - Public · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show OneApp Attachments - Public · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Heswall Lower Village 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Heswall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
CH60 0EU
Received
4 Jan 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 151, past the statutory target. 67% of changes of use in Wirral are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 15195 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
129decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#227 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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