54 & 55 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5AS Data via plota.co.uk

APP/26/00132 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

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

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
13 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 149.

The consultation period closed on 6 Jun 2026.

Documents 28

Statements & assessments 3

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Plans & drawings 12

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Other documents 12

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Site constraints 6

28 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 51 to 57 (Consecutive) With Railings to Front, Grade I, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Hamilton Square 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Hamilton Square, Birkenhead
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Mersey Tidal Power Project, at pre-application; Special protection area about 410 m away: Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl (England); Inside the Birkenhead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Council
Wirral
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CH41 5AS
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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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.

Day 14993 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
150decided 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
6 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 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