54 & 55 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5AS

Pending LBC/26/00133 - Listed Building Consent
Council
Date received
19 May 2026
Postcode
CH41 5AS
Type
Listed Building Consent

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.

Wirral
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#214 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wirral is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #206 out of 282. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #176 of 282
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 282
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #206 of 282
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #181 of 282
59%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
59 decided
932
Total decisions
122 refused in 2025