54 & 55 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5AS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
54 Hamilton Square To retain existing caretaker's apartment at third floor, as Class C3. To change of use from offices to residential, to create an additional four apartments, as Class C3. To non-structural alterations and removal of non-original partitions. To reinstate party wall masonry works. To external window repairs to rear of the property. 55 Hamilton Square To retain existing caretaker's apartment at third floor, as Class C3. To change of use from of second floor from offices (Use Class E) to residential, creating an apartment within Use Class C3. To retain self-contained office accommodation at ground floor, first floor. To layout self-contained basement as an apartment, as Class C3. To reinstate missing period staircase at ground and first floors. To non-structural alterations and removal of non-original partitions. To reinstate party wall masonry works. To external window repairs to rear of the property. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 149.
Documents 28
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 1
Other documents 12
Site constraints 6
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- 0 mNumbers 51 to 57 (Consecutive) With Railings to FrontGrade I
- 20 mFormer Stables and Carriage Houses to Numbers 52 to 57 Hamilton SquareGrade II
- 23 m17 Brandon StreetGrade II
- 25 m6, Duncan StreetGrade II
- 36 mTown HallGrade II*
- 42 mK6 Telephone Kiosk on Hamilton Street at junction with Duncan Street, adjacent to Hamilton SquareGrade II
- 45 mNumbers 35 to 50 (Consecutive) With Railings to FrontGrade I
- 55 mBirkenhead War Memorial (including flagpoles to north and south)Grade II*
- 58 mNos. 30, 32 and 34, HAMILTON STREETGrade II
- 64 mSessions CourtGrade II
- 77 mNumbers 58 to 63 (Consecutive) With Railings to Front, Flanking Wall and Gate Piers to North-EastGrade I
- 77 mNumbers 1 to 6 (Consecutive) With Area Railings AttachedGrade II*
- 83 mThe Copperfield Public HouseGrade II
- 86 mFormer MewsGrade II
- 91 m12 and 14, Market Street and 75, Albion StreetGrade II
- 104 m42 44, Hamilton StreetGrade II
- 107 mMonument to Queen VictoriaGrade II
- 108 mNos. 25 and 27, MARKET STREETGrade II
- 110 m56-66, Market StreetGrade II
- 113 mNumbers 29 to 47 (Odd) With Brick Outbuilding to RearGrade II
- 127 m11 and 13, Market StreetGrade II
- 129 mNumbers 1 to 18 (Consecutive) Including Railings to FrontGrade I
- 130 m50, Hamilton StreetGrade II
- 136 mOld Hsbc Bank BuildingGrade II*
- 137 m94-126 Chester StreetGrade II
- 139 m1-11, Cross Street and 128, Chester StreetGrade II
- 139 m3-9, Market Street and 90 and 92, Chester StreetGrade II
- 145 m24 26 28, Hamilton StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Decision outlook
Day 149, past the statutory target. 69% 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 7 Oct 2026.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 6 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Oct 2026
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The consultation period closed on 6 Jun 2026.