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

Pending APP/26/00132 - Full Planning Permission
Council
Date received
19 May 2026
Postcode
CH41 5AS
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

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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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
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Wirral decision performance
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